Texas Gunman's Father Mourns His Son's Death, Says He Wasn't a Monster

Salvador Ramos and Adriana Reyes, parents of the 18-year-old who last Tuesday shot and killed 19 children and two of their teachers at a Robb elementary school in Uvalde (Texas), have been shocked and surprised by the actions of their son, of whom they assure, was "a good person".

Thomas Osborne
Thomas Osborne
29 May 2022 Sunday 04:27
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Texas Gunman's Father Mourns His Son's Death, Says He Wasn't a Monster

Salvador Ramos and Adriana Reyes, parents of the 18-year-old who last Tuesday shot and killed 19 children and two of their teachers at a Robb elementary school in Uvalde (Texas), have been shocked and surprised by the actions of their son, of whom they assure, was "a good person". Doubly devastated, by the pain caused by their first-born to the victims and their families, and the animosity and criticism that falls on him, both coincide in asking public opinion to do not judge as a "monster", while they mourn the death of their son.

The last to speak was the boy's father, with whom he shares the same name. Salvador Ramos, 42, confessed in an interview with The Daily Beast collected by La República, "I just want people to know that I'm sorry for what my son did (...) He should have killed me instead of doing something like that to someone ”.

Despite the gruesome massacre he carried out, Ramos insisted his son was "a good person" and "true to himself." He even asked people not to refer to him as a monster because "they don't know what he was going through." "They killed my baby. I will never see my son again, just like they will never see their children. And that hurts me."

Ramos admitted that he, too, does not know why his son became violent to the point of committing a massacre. He also did not communicate much with him, since he works outside of Uvalde, but he knew that the restrictions due to the pandemic had negatively affected the boy, who had been very frustrated. In this regard, he explained that his son had recently bought some boxing gloves and practiced in a park in the area.

The father has an extensive criminal history, including a conviction for assault and bodily harm. He also pointed out that his other daughter, the shooter's sister, joined the Navy and distanced herself from him. "My daughter, I guess, changed her life, she went to the Navy," he explained. "I wish my son had gone and changed his life too."

Adriana Reyes, the young man's mother, also defends that Salvador "was not a monster", although she admits he could become "aggressive". In an interview with ABC last Friday, she stated that his son "could become aggressive if he really got angry (...). We all have anger, but some people have more than others," she justified. .

Reyes assured that she was not aware that her son had bought weapons and was disconsolate for her son's victims. "Those kids... I have no words. I don't know what to say about those poor kids," she said through tears.

A day before her, on Thursday, it was her grandfather Rolando Reyes who also spoke for the ABC network. Like her mother, she claimed not to know that her grandson bought weapons, which were acquired between May 17 and 20, according to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) of USA.

"I don't like guns. I can't be around guns. I hate when I see all the news, all those people getting shot," said the grandfather, who acknowledged having a criminal record and therefore has no guns at home. .