14 students and one teacher dead after shooting at elementary school in Texas

At a press conference, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said the gunman was an 18-year-old male who lived in the area

A woman cries as she leave the Uvalde Civic Center following a shooting earlier in the day at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Picture: William Luther/The San Antonio Express-News via AP

Fifteen people, many of them children, have died after a shooting at an elementary school in Texas, according to Texas Governor Greg Abbott.

During a press conference, Mr Abbott said the gunman was an 18-year-old male who lived in the area.