'American Pie' singer Don McLean pulls out of performing at NRA convention after Texas school shooting

• The NRA is due to hold its annual meeting in Texas on Friday, days after a deadly school shooting in the state.
• Singer Don McLean said he will no longer perform at the event.

Singer Don McLean said he will no longer perform at the National Rifle Association's convention in Houston, Texas, after a mass shooting in a Texas elementary school.

The Tuesday mass shooting at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas left at least 19 children and two teachers dead. The suspected gunman was killed at the scene by law enforcement officers. The NRA convention is set to be held from May 27 to May 29.

A representative for McLean said in a statement to the Portland Press Herald on Wednesday: "In light of the recent events in Texas, I have decided it would be disrespectful and hurtful for me to perform for the NRA at their convention in Houston this week.

"I'm sure all the folks planning to attend this event are shocked and sickened by these events as well. After all, we are all Americans. I share the sorrow for this terrible, cruel loss with the rest of the nation."

McLean is best known for his song "American Pie."

The NRA previously highlighted that McLean was due to perform in a promotional video for the event.