Screenshot from the instagram account of Salvador Ramos, allegedly killed at least 19 young children and two teachers at an elementary school in Texas. Ramos had threatened people online, but those threats were ignored, or not reported. Photo by social media /AFP
Screenshot from the instagram account of Salvador Ramos, allegedly killed at least 19 young children and two teachers at an elementary school in Texas. Ramos had threatened people online, but those threats were ignored, or not reported. Photo by social media /AFP
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Online Instagram threats by Uvalde shooter went unreported, dismissed as harmless ‘kids joke around like that’

  • The Washington Post reported gunman who killed 21 at a Texas school often threatened people online, but his comments were not reported to parents or authorities
  • Online Users who interacted with the 18-year-old shooter say he would post images of dead cats and joke about sexual assault in addition to making threats

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Updated: 12:42pm, 29 May, 2022

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Screenshot from the instagram account of Salvador Ramos, allegedly killed at least 19 young children and two teachers at an elementary school in Texas. Ramos had threatened people online, but those threats were ignored, or not reported. Photo by social media /AFP
Screenshot from the instagram account of Salvador Ramos, allegedly killed at least 19 young children and two teachers at an elementary school in Texas. Ramos had threatened people online, but those threats were ignored, or not reported. Photo by social media /AFP
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