Police: Shooter who caused Texas school lockdown in custody

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UVALDE — At least two hospitals were treating patients Tuesday after a shooter prompted a lockdown at a Texas elementary school.

The nature and severity of those injuries wasn't immediately known, but the shooter was in custody shortly after 1 p.m, the Uvalde Police Department said.

The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District had said an active shooter was reported at Robb Elementary School, which has an enrollment of just under 600 students.

Uvalde Memorial Hospital said in a Facebook post that it was caring for "several students" in its emergency room, but it did not detail the nature or severity of their injuries. Another hospital, University Health, said it was treating a child and an adult patient from Robb Elementary but their conditions weren't immediately available.

Earlier, the district said that all schools in the district were locked down because of gunshots in the area.

A Uvalde Police Department dispatcher said the scene was still active and that no other information was immediately available.

School and city officials did not immediately return messages seeking comment.

The district said that the city's civic center will be used as a reunification center and that parents will be able to pick up their children there once everyone is accounted for.

Uvalde is about 85 miles west of San Antonio.

This article originally appeared on Corpus Christi Caller Times: Police: Shooter who caused Texas school lockdown in custody