First child victims of Texas school shooting named

Parents pay tribute as names of 21 victims of Robb elementary school mass shooting begin to emerge

As desperate families continued to wait for news of their children, the names of the first victims of the mass shooting at Robb elementary school in Uvalde, near the Texas border with Mexico, have begun to emerge.

State officials and police said the 18-year-old suspect, identified as Salvador Ramos, opened fire at 11.30am local time on Tuesday, shooting dead 19 pupils and two adults, both teachers. Ramos was killed, apparently shot by police, after fleeing the scene.