- Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said a sheriff's deputy's daughter was killed in the Uvalde shooting.
- Nineteen children and two adults were gunned down at Robb Elementary School on Tuesday.
- "The entire community is in utter shock about this," Abbott said at a press conference.
The daughter of a Texas sheriff's deputy was among those killed in the Uvalde elementary school shooting on Tuesday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said.
"One deputy sheriff lost a daughter in that school," Abbott said at a press conference at Uvalde High School on Wednesday, a day after an 18-year-old gunman opened fire at Robb Elementary School, killing 19 children and two adults.
"The entire community is in utter shock about this," Abbott said. "Some physical wounds that were sustained by the officers — they're going to heal in the coming days. The mental and emotional wounds are far harder to see and last far longer."
Abbott said three officers were injured in a shootout at the school and that 17 others experienced non-life-threatening injuries.
Tuesday's mass shooting fueled renewed calls from Democrats and gun-control advocates to expand restrictions on firearms at both state and federal levels.
Top Democrat Dick Durbin said the Senate won't discuss any firearm control measures until after the upcoming holiday weekend, while Majority Leader Chuck Schumer expressed skepticism that Democrats and Republicans could work together to advance gun legislation.
Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, meanwhile, rejected the notion that gun control is an effective solution and called for more guns and security at schools.
During Abbott's press conference, former Texas congressman and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke walked up to the stage and confronted the governor, accusing him of doing nothing to prevent gun violence in a now-viral exchange.
It was revealed on Wednesday that hours after Tuesday's massacre, Abbott traveled to a fundraiser for his reelection campaign.