Texas School Shooter Salvador Ramos' Parents, Grandma Had Criminal Records: Report

Uvalde, Texas -- As the investigation continues into the Uvalde school shooting that claimed 21 lives, a report says that both parents and the grandma of the shooter had criminal records. The gunman, Salvador Ramos, first shot his grandma at his home before his rampage at the Robb Elementary School in Texas.

The criminal records against Ramos' family reportedly include aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and trying to pass off a fake check.

More than a decade ago, Ramos' parents – Adriana Martinez and Salvador Ramos Sr. – had their own run-ins with law enforcement, the New York Post reported, citing Uvalde County Court records. His grandma, Celia "Sally" Martinez Gonzales — who was shot in the face by Ramos before he carried out the school shooting — was involved in a misdemeanor in 1993, the county records say.

Adriana was charged with writing a bad check for $22.62 to a general store in Uvalde on June 30, 2003. According to the records, she was struggling financially at the time and was living in an apartment that housed six people. She listed herself as single in the government documents, which means she had already split up with Ramos Sr. by then.

Adriana pleaded guilty to the charge in 2005 and had to pay a fine of $250, court costs of $218 and was sentenced to 180 days in jail. However, her guilty plea kept her out of prison and she was placed on probation with 25 hours of community service.

An assault charge was filed against her in 2007. Adriana was accused of causing bodily harm to a family member. The charge was later dismissed, but she still had to enroll in anger management counseling. She also had to pay $1,928 to the county attorney's office and other court fees.

Meanwhile, Ramos Sr. was charged with resisting arrest in 2000 after he apparently struggled with officer Daniel Rodriguez and made a run for it. It remains unclear what caused the scuffle. He pleaded no contest, was sentenced to 180 days in county jail and had to apologize in writing to Uvalde Police Department. In 2011, he was charged with felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

A 2012 indictment revealed that Ramos Sr. attacked a man named Enrique Jesus Perez with a beer bottle. He was ordered to stay away from the victim and had to submit to drug and alcohol testing. Ramos Sr. was handed a 30 days prison sentence but the court said he could do his time on weekends.

Celia, the grandma who is now in a critical condition in hospital, was charged with an unspecified misdemeanor after a June 9, 1993 arrest. She was convicted and sentenced to a maximum of two years of probation. She also had to pay a court fine of $500 and court fees of $157. The reason for her misdemeanor charge remains unknown, the New York Post report said.

Ramos' family has come under intense scrutiny after the 18-year-old opened fire inside the Robb Elementary School, killing 19 children and two adults. He was later killed by an off-duty agent with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Border Patrol tactical unit and two law enforcement officers.

Both Ramos Sr. and Adriana have apologized for their son's actions. In interviews, both the parents spoke out about the strained relationship with their son. They also said Ramos was bullied as a child. Ramos Sr. said his son should have killed him instead of taking so many innocent lives.

"I have no words to say, I don't know what he was thinking," Adriana told Televisa, a CNN affiliate, in Spanish. "I only want the innocent children who died to forgive me. Forgive me, forgive my son. I know he had his reasons."

The gunman's father, in a separate interview said: "I just want the people to know I'm sorry, man, [for] what my son did. I never expected my son to do something like that. He should've just killed me, you know, instead of doing something like that to someone."