Chris Evans Calls For Tighter US Gun Laws Following Texas School Shooting

Several American politicians, athletes, and celebrities were among those who voiced their displeasure and called for changes to gun control regulations.

NBA legend LeBron James wrote on his own Twitter: “My thoughts and prayers go out to the families of loved one's lost & injured at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX!”

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“Like when is enough enough man!!! These are kids and we keep putting them in harm's way at school. Like seriously "AT SCHOOL" where it's suppose to be the safest!”

As events were developing, meanwhile, Piers Morgan wrote: “14 schoolchildren [and] a teacher at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas have been shot dead by an 18-year-old gunman.”

“Absolutely horrendous. I don’t know what else to say about these endless US gun massacres – it’s for Americans to resolve but where is the will?”

'Thoughts and prayers are not enough,' said former US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in a tweet.

She added: “After years of nothing else, we are becoming a nation of anguished screams. We simply need legislators willing to stop the scourge of gun violence in America that is murdering our children.”

Governor Greg Abbott announced the gunman was an 18-year-old — Salvador Ramos, a local high school student who has subsequently been identified.

“It's believed that he abandoned his vehicle and entered into the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde with a handgun and he may have also had a rifle, but that is not yet confirmed according to my most recent report,” Gov. Abbott said.

Ramos had died, according to Abbott.

He added: "What happened in Uvalde is a horrific tragedy that cannot be tolerated in the state of Texas. There is swift action being taken by local law enforcement."