According to media sources, on Wednesday (local time), a youngster in the US state of Texas was captured with firearms outside a high school a day after a school massacre in Uvalde claimed the lives of 19 pupils and two instructors, according to media sources on Wednesday (local time).

Police apprehended a guy carrying what seemed to be a rifle as he walked toward a high school in Richardson, Texas. One day a shooter aged 18 killed over a dozen classmates.

"On May 25, 2022, at 10:55 a.m., a business in the 1500 block of East Spring Valley Road called the Richardson Police Department to report a man brandishing what seemed to be a rifle. The individual was last observed traveling in the direction of Berkner High School, which is situated at 1600 East Spring Valley Road "In a press statement, the Richardson Police Department stated the following.

Within minutes of receiving the report, many officers from various Richardson Police Department units arrived at Berkner High School and commenced a search and investigation of the event. Schools in the area were informed of the police operation.

Police officers were able to identify the male suspect as a student at Berkner High School based on the information provided. The suspect was found within Berkner High School, but no weapons were discovered.

The investigation led to finding the suspect's vehicle in the parking area at 1551 East Spring Valley Road. Inside the car, officers observed what appeared to be a pistol resembling an AK-47 and a replica Orbeez rifle like an AR-15.

"The juvenile suspect was apprehended and charged with the State Jail Felony of Unlawful Carrying of Weapons in a Weapon-Free School Zone, T.P.C. 46.02. Due to the suspect's age, no additional information is being provided "the Police reported.

Wednesday, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) head said, "How many more children must die before leaders act?"

"Tragedy after tragedy, shooting after shooting, young life after young life: how many more children will die before government leaders act to keep children and their schools safe?" Catherine Russell, executive director of UNICEF, was questioned. Because until they do, these atrocities will persist.

This shooting occurs when constitutionally protected US gun laws, particularly those permitting the sale of automatic firearms to anyone under the age of 21, are under increasing scrutiny.

Governor Greg Abbott acknowledged on Wednesday that the school shooter in Texas used an AR-15 assault rifle.

The Hill claimed, citing a poll conducted between this month's deadly shootings in New York and Texas, that more than half Americans supported making gun violence laws more stringent.

54% of those surveyed in a CBS News-YouGov poll released on Wednesday, according to the American publication, want more substantial restrictions governing the sale of firearms.

According to the report, a total of 30% said they wanted gun laws to remain unchanged, while 16% said they wanted gun laws to become less restrictive.