Mum of Texas gunman Salvador Ramos breaks silence and says son ‘wasn’t a violent person’

Graeme Massie
·1 min read

The mother of Texas gunman Salvador Ramos has broken her silence following the school attack that killed 19 students and two teachers and says that her son ‘wasn’t a violent person.’

Adriana Reyes told DailyMail.com that she was “surprised” the 18-year-old had gone on a rampage and massacred 21 people at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde.

Ms Reyes spoke out from the hospital bedside of 66-year-old Celia Gonzalez, who was shot in the face by her grandson before he committed one of the deadliest school shootings in American history.

“My son wasn’t a violent person. I’m surprised by what he did,” she told the news outlet from a San Antonio hospital.

“I pray for those families. I’m praying for all of those innocent children, yes I am. They (the children) had no part in this.”

Ms Reyes says the last time she saw her son was last Monday, on his birthday, where she gave him a stuffed Snoopy toy and card.

She also denied that she and her son had a damaged relationship, eventhough he had gone to live wth his grandmother.

“I had a good relationship with him. He kept to himself; he didn’t have many friends,” she said.

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