UVALDE, Texas — The suspect in the Robb Elementary School shooting, Salvador Ramos, turned 18, purchased two rifles and carried out the second-worst school shooting in U.S. history -- all within a span of eight days, authorities said.
He also sent messages on social media in recent days with images of firearms, according to screenshots of alleged messages being reviewed by law enforcement as well as a user who received direct messages from the alleged shooter.
Nathan Romo, who said he was once friends with Ramos, told ABC News the suspect once threatened to kill him. "He had scars on his face and I remember somebody asking him 'what happened, are you okay?' 'Cause he showed up to school with them and he just straight out told them -- with a smile -- I did them myself cause I like how it looks," Yarelli Vasquez, one of the suspect's classmates, told ABC News.
As recently as Tuesday morning, an Instagram account that law enforcement sources told ABC News they believe is connected to the shooter, sent another user on the social media platform a photo of a gun laying on a bed, according to a user who shared direct messages from the suspect's alleged account with ABC News.
The suspect began by shooting his grandmother before heading to the school, according to police. She is in critical condition.
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