While the United States is still reeling from the massacre committed by Salvador Ramos at an elementary school in South Texas, where he killed 19 children and two teachers last Tuesday, the parents share a unified sentiment. After the killer's mother, Adriana Reyes, claimed in her first statement days ago that her son "was not violent," expressing her shock at his opening fire in what she described as a "horrific killing spree" at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, the father also spoke with the same "calmness," revealing a strained relationship with his son and stating, "He should have killed me instead of hurting others." A photo of the man emerged for the first time days after the crime, showing him in shock at his son's actions as he embraced a visitor on his porch.
The father, also named "Salvador Ramos," 42, tearfully and shamefully acknowledged what happened, insisting, "I never expected my son to do something like this." He added, "He should have just killed me instead of doing something like this to others." The elder Ramos then apologized for his son's horrific crime, believing that his son was quiet and did not bother anyone but was constantly being bothered, as he expressed to the Daily Beast.
Regarding their recent days, the father disclosed that he had been distant from the killer in the past few months due to his job and the circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic. He clarified that their relationship was strained, as the killer had refused to talk to his father for about a month. He claimed that his son "was a good person," who suffered bullying at school because of his clothing, which led him to drop out of education. He added, "He was a quiet person... he did not bother anyone; in fact, he was always being bothered by others." The father's remarks are somewhat similar to what the killer's mother stated, as she claimed that her son was lonely and did not have many friends, denying reports of a toxic relationship between them and asserting that they had a good relationship. She claimed her son "was not violent, but lonely."
