Uvalde shooting: Children who survived massacre are heartbroken they couldn’t save their friends, as their moms worry about their future
2 years, 8 months ago

Uvalde shooting: Children who survived massacre are heartbroken they couldn’t save their friends, as their moms worry about their future

CNN  

Uvalde, Texas CNN — Every day, 9-year-old AJ Martinez tells his mom he wishes he could have saved his friends from a gunman. “He just saw the shooter come to the door and tell his teacher, ‘Goodnight,’ and shot her,” AJ’s mom, Kassandra Chavez, told CNN. “And then just announced, ‘Are y’all all ready to die?’ and went crazy, my son said, with a gun shooting everywhere.” Jaydien Canizales, 10, remembers that too – how his teacher fell on one of his friends and how the gunman got on his knees as he addressed the room of fourth-graders with his threats. “You would think things are getting back to normal – as people assume that they are – just because is alive and here, but it’s not like that,” said Orona. “We were barbecuing the other day and he was like, ‘What is that smell, that burn smell?’” Orona said of her son, Noah.

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Uvalde student told 911 ‘I don’t want to die,’ during shooting
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Uvalde student told 911 ‘I don’t want to die,’ during shooting

Associated Press  

DALLAS — As law enforcement officers hung back outside Khloie Torres’ fourth-grade classroom in Uvalde, Texas, she begged for help in a series of 911 calls, whispering into the phone that there were “a lot” of bodies and telling the operator: “Please, I don’t want to die. A lot of people are,” she says, pausing briefly, “gone.” Calls from Khloie …

Uvalde shooter’s cousin is arrested over making a school shooting threat, court records say
1 year, 7 months ago

Uvalde shooter’s cousin is arrested over making a school shooting threat, court records say

Associated Press  

SAN ANTONIO — The teenage cousin of the gunman responsible for the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, has been arrested after his family told police he was trying to buy a gun and “do the same thing,” court records show. Police in San Antonio took Nathan James Cruz into custody Monday on charges of making threats to a public …

Uvalde shooter’s cousin is arrested over making a school shooting threat, court records say
1 year, 7 months ago

Uvalde shooter’s cousin is arrested over making a school shooting threat, court records say

LA Times  

Flowers and candles are placed around crosses outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, to honor the victims killed in the 2022 mass shooting. The teenage cousin of the gunman responsible for the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, has been arrested after his family told police he was trying to buy a gun and “do the same thing,” court …

Report: Uvalde police chief told kids were alive in school
2 years, 4 months ago

Report: Uvalde police chief told kids were alive in school

Associated Press  

UVALDE, Texas — A police commander at the scene of the Uvalde massacre was informed that children were alive in a classroom with the gunman more than 30 minutes before officers breached the room and ended one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history. A dispatcher can be heard on audio recordings obtained by CNN telling the acting city …

One student repeatedly called 911 during the Uvalde shooting, reports say
2 years, 4 months ago

One student repeatedly called 911 during the Uvalde shooting, reports say

NPR  

One student repeatedly called 911 during the Uvalde shooting, reports say Enlarge this image toggle caption Jae C. Hong/AP Jae C. Hong/AP Chilling audio recordings have surfaced from children and teachers trapped inside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, during the mass shooting there in May. The recordings reveal a new level of details in law enforcement's failure to respond …

First on CNN: 10-year-old trapped with the Uvalde school shooter repeatedly called 911 for help. It took officials 40 minutes to act
2 years, 4 months ago

First on CNN: 10-year-old trapped with the Uvalde school shooter repeatedly called 911 for help. It took officials 40 minutes to act

CNN  

CNN — “I’m in classroom 112,” the little girl tells the police dispatcher. Of the adults who responded, he said: “None of them had courage that day.” Her mother, Jamie Torres, said it hurt to know Khloie called and still waited that long for help. Have y’all captured the person?” the fourth grader asks at 12:12 p.m. And a few …

16 Uvalde fourth graders waited an hour with wounded teacher
2 years, 6 months ago

16 Uvalde fourth graders waited an hour with wounded teacher

Associated Press  

UVALDE, Texas — Elsa Avila slid to her phone, terrified as she held the bleeding side of her abdomen and tried to stay calm for her students. In a text to her family that she meant to send to fellow Uvalde teachers, she wrote: “I’m shot.” For the first time in 30 years, Avila will not be going back to …

Uvalde boy shows exceptional resilience as he goes back to school with a smile on his face and photos of his massacred classmates on his chest
2 years, 6 months ago

Uvalde boy shows exceptional resilience as he goes back to school with a smile on his face and photos of his massacred classmates on his chest

CNN  

Uvalde, Texas CNN — The last time AJ Martinez was in school was May 24, when he was shot through the thigh as he hid under backpacks while a gunman murdered his two teachers and 19 fellow students at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas. CNN “I slept good,” he told CNN, wearing a maroon T-shirt with pictures of his slain …

Grieving Uvalde families condemn responding officers as ‘cowards’
2 years, 8 months ago

Grieving Uvalde families condemn responding officers as ‘cowards’

CNN  

Uvalde, Texas CNN — Every new piece of information about the way officers responded to a school gunman in Uvalde, Texas, is adding to the pain of losing their loved ones, relatives told CNN. “It was just like putting salt on an open wound,” said Velma Duran, sister of murdered teacher Irma Garcia, of this week’s assessment of the law …

Uvalde gunman splashed blood on teacher's face to see if he was still alive: report
2 years, 8 months ago

Uvalde gunman splashed blood on teacher's face to see if he was still alive: report

Raw Story  

The Robb Elementary School teacher who was the only survivor in Room 111 gave an emotional interview after 10 surgeries and a month in the hospital. CNN's Shimon Prokupecz interviewed Arnulfo Reyes, who described trying to get the children under a table before he was shot. "Im just thinking and waiting for somebody to come and save us," Reyes replied. …

'Loving' boy last Texas school shooting victim laid to rest
2 years, 9 months ago

'Loving' boy last Texas school shooting victim laid to rest

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “There were certain plays that I would call that …

Uvalde victim’s sister pleads with Texas lawmakers for gun safety measures
2 years, 9 months ago

Uvalde victim’s sister pleads with Texas lawmakers for gun safety measures

LA Times  

Jazmin Cazares, center, whose young sister Jacklyn was one of 19 children killed at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, speaks at a hearing Thursday at the state Capitol in Austin, Texas. “I’m here begging for you guys to do something or to change something, because the people that were supposed to keep her safe at school didn’t, they failed.” Her …

Uvalde gunman waited for grandfather to leave house before shooting grandmother – who is still unable to speak
2 years, 9 months ago

Uvalde gunman waited for grandfather to leave house before shooting grandmother – who is still unable to speak

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Uvalde gunman Salvador Ramos …

Uvalde 11-year-old was avid runner, is remembered for energy
2 years, 9 months ago

Uvalde 11-year-old was avid runner, is remembered for energy

Associated Press  

UVALDE, Texas — She adored Koala bears and loved the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys and dancing to TikTok videos. A funeral was being held Thursday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Uvalde, Texas, for Layla Marie Salazar, a swift-footed and quick-witted 11-year-old. Layla’s family described her as rambunctious in an obituary published on a funeral home’s website, and her father told …

Slain Uvalde girl remembered as caring and opinionated
2 years, 9 months ago

Slain Uvalde girl remembered as caring and opinionated

Associated Press  

UVALDE, Texas — Alexandria Aniyah Rubio was opinionated like her mother, and she played basketball and softball like her father. Her family asked mourners to wear bright colors to Lexi’s funeral on Saturday at the First Baptist Church in Uvalde because Lexi loved them. Lexi wanted to major in math one day at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, where …

Uvalde Police Delayed Entering Classroom Out Of Fear For Officers' Safety
2 years, 9 months ago

Uvalde Police Delayed Entering Classroom Out Of Fear For Officers' Safety

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A trove of law enforcement documents and video obtained by The New York Times as part of an investigation into last month’s school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, shows police delayed entering the classroom in part because they feared for their own safety. The school district’s police chief, Pete Arredondo, arrived just two minutes after a gunman opened …

11-year-old Uvalde school shooting survivor tells US Congress of day's horror amid gun control debate
2 years, 9 months ago

11-year-old Uvalde school shooting survivor tells US Congress of day's horror amid gun control debate

ABC  

An 11-year-old girl who survived the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, has told US Congress how she covered herself with a dead classmate's blood to avoid being shot. Key points: The young survivor and victims' parents testified before a congressional panel A spate of mass shootings in recent weeks has renewed debate over US gun control …

Uvalde teacher who survived shooting makes urgent plea for change
2 years, 9 months ago

Uvalde teacher who survived shooting makes urgent plea for change

Al Jazeera  

Arnulfo Reyes, who lost 11 of his students as law enforcement stood by outside his classroom, calls for new gun laws May 24 was supposed to be a day of celebration at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. By the time law enforcement confronted the gunman, more than an hour later, Reyes was fighting for his life on his classroom …

Uvalde teacher who lost 11 kids in his classroom says ‘there is no excuse’ for officers’ delay in taking down gunman
2 years, 9 months ago

Uvalde teacher who lost 11 kids in his classroom says ‘there is no excuse’ for officers’ delay in taking down gunman

CNN  

CNN — Arnulfo Reyes can’t forgive law enforcement for taking more than an hour to stop a gunman who killed 11 fourth-graders in his Texas elementary school classroom and 10 other people in the next room, he told ABC. “After everything, I get more angry because … I had nothing” for protection, such as a bulletproof vest, Reyes told ABC’s …

Uvalde gunman’s first target in school shooting recounts terror in sermon: ‘I saw it all’
2 years, 9 months ago

Uvalde gunman’s first target in school shooting recounts terror in sermon: ‘I saw it all’

The Independent  

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11-year-old Uvalde survivor who covered herself in blood and played dead to testify to Congress
2 years, 9 months ago

11-year-old Uvalde survivor who covered herself in blood and played dead to testify to Congress

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An 11-year-old who survived …

Funeral for Uvalde girl who dreamed of going to art school
2 years, 9 months ago

Funeral for Uvalde girl who dreamed of going to art school

Associated Press  

UVALDE, Texas — Mourners on Sunday were remembering a girl who was an aspiring artist, whose joy at reaching the double-digit age of 10 charmed broken hearts around the world. Alithia Ramirez was among the 19 children who, along with their two teachers, died on May 24 when an 18-year-old gunman opened fire with an AR-15-style rifle inside Robb Elementary …

Uvalde 10-year-olds: Smart, funny, loving animals, football
2 years, 9 months ago

Uvalde 10-year-olds: Smart, funny, loving animals, football

Associated Press  

UVALDE, Texas — She wrote notes to her family, hiding them so that they could be found later and loved to feed animals on the family’s ranch. ___ Makenna Lee Elrod Her family asked in the obituary on the funeral home’s website that people attending a celebration of Makenna’s life at First Baptist Church wear purple to honor her. The …

The names: 19 children, 2 teachers killed in Uvalde school
2 years, 9 months ago

The names: 19 children, 2 teachers killed in Uvalde school

Associated Press  

UVALDE, Texas — Nineteen children were looking forward to a summer filled with Girl Scouts and soccer and video games. ___ Uziyah Garcia, 10 Uziyah’s grandfather called him “the sweetest little boy that I’ve ever known.” Manny Renfro said he last saw Uziyah when the boy came to his home over spring break. ___ Maranda Mathis, 11 The mother of …

Grandfather of Uvalde victim challenges cops as it emerges shooter's grandmother KNEW he had a gun
2 years, 9 months ago

Grandfather of Uvalde victim challenges cops as it emerges shooter's grandmother KNEW he had a gun

Daily Mail  

The great grandfather of one of the Uvalde school shooting victims has gone viral after challenging the embattled local police force over their inability to stop the gunman, amid reports that Salvador Ramos' grandmother knew he had a gun well before the massacre. Ruben Mata, whose great granddaughter Alexandria Rubio was murdered at just 10 years old by Ramos' gunfire …

A dad’s anguish outside Texas school while shooting unfolded
2 years, 9 months ago

A dad’s anguish outside Texas school while shooting unfolded

Associated Press  

UVALDE, Texas — Javier Cazares raced to his daughter’s school when he heard there was a shooting, leaving his truck running with the door open as he ran into the school yard. Authorities initially said Ramos exchanged fire with a school police officer before entering the building, but they later said the officer was not actually on campus and “sped” …

Uvalde teacher and her heartbroken husband buried next to each other in twin caskets: report
2 years, 9 months ago

Uvalde teacher and her heartbroken husband buried next to each other in twin caskets: report

Raw Story  

In the days following the school shooting at Robb Elementary, the streets of this small town were lined by sets of 21. In social media posts from years before, Garcia celebrated the school’s ritual of welcoming back former students dressed in the district’s maroon school colors for “senior walks” ahead of their graduations. The couple began their relationship in high …

10-year-old survivor reveals last words of friend shot dead by Uvalde gunman
2 years, 9 months ago

10-year-old survivor reveals last words of friend shot dead by Uvalde gunman

The Independent  

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Uvalde school district police chief dodges CNN reporter's questions on when victims' families will get answers
2 years, 9 months ago

Uvalde school district police chief dodges CNN reporter's questions on when victims' families will get answers

Raw Story  

While on the scene in Uvalde, Texas, a CNN's Shimon Prokupecz got a chance to question Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Police chief Pete Arredondo, asking him about reports that say he's now refusing to cooperate with the state's investigation into the police response to the elementary school shooting which killed 19 students and two teachers. Arredondo went on to …

Uvalde grieves, says goodbyes at visitations, funerals
2 years, 9 months ago

Uvalde grieves, says goodbyes at visitations, funerals

The Independent  

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Nine-year-old Uvalde survivor describes seeing gunman’s face as he hunted victims in school
2 years, 9 months ago

Nine-year-old Uvalde survivor describes seeing gunman’s face as he hunted victims in school

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A nine-year-old boy who …

Responding to the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas
2 years, 9 months ago

Responding to the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas

The Independent  

On Tuesday 24 May, 18-year-old Salvador Ramos entered Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, and killed 19 children and two adults. When the news broke at around 10pm UK time, our Voices editor, Victoria Richards, immediately addressed how obscenely common these mass shootings have become. At 7am on Wednesday morning, I also responded to the tragedy, focusing on the laxity …

Uvalde shooting survivors seek comfort anywhere, including in the arms of bikers
2 years, 9 months ago

Uvalde shooting survivors seek comfort anywhere, including in the arms of bikers

NPR  

Uvalde shooting survivors seek comfort anywhere, including in the arms of bikers Enlarge this image toggle caption Vanessa Romo/NPR Vanessa Romo/NPR Lee esta historia en español. Sponsor Message And it appears they have provided at least a few moments of respite for Ibarra and her daughter, who said she feels "sad, frustrated, and scared" since the shooting. "I was on …

Uvalde a mix of pride and anger as it grieves school attack
2 years, 9 months ago

Uvalde a mix of pride and anger as it grieves school attack

Associated Press  

UVALDE, Texas — Days after a local man burst into an elementary school and killed 19 children and two teachers before officers managed to kill him, the signs of grief, solidarity and local pride are everywhere in Uvalde. And light blue ribbons adorn the giant oaks that shade the city’s central square, where mourners come to lay flowers around a …

11-year-old Uvalde survivor gives chilling details about music killer played as he murdered her friends
2 years, 10 months ago

11-year-old Uvalde survivor gives chilling details about music killer played as he murdered her friends

Raw Story  

An 11-year-old survivor of the Robb Elementary School massacre provided chilling new details about the murders of her classmates and teachers. Miah Cerrillo spoke alongside her mother to CNN's Nora Neus about her traumatic experience, which began suddenly Tuesday morning as the classroom full of fourth and fifth graders watched a Disney movie as a treat for the end of …

Uvalde grieves and prays after school shooting of 19 children and two adults
2 years, 10 months ago

Uvalde grieves and prays after school shooting of 19 children and two adults

The Independent  

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Questions swirl about Uvalde police as photos, videos, witness accounts appear to tell story of inaction during massacre
2 years, 10 months ago

Questions swirl about Uvalde police as photos, videos, witness accounts appear to tell story of inaction during massacre

Raw Story  

Barely days after 19 elementary school children and two teachers were shot to death by an 18-year old with two AR-15 style assault rifles, questions are swirling about the actions of local law enforcement, supported by video and photos apparently taken by those who were outside Robb Elementary School during the massacre. “Frustrated onlookers urged police officers to charge into …

Shock, horror as Uvalde mourns children killed in school shooting
2 years, 10 months ago

Shock, horror as Uvalde mourns children killed in school shooting

Al Jazeera  

Community of 16,000 deeply shaken after gunman killed 19 children at the Robb Elementary School. Just more than 24 hours after the mass shooting, the state’s most prominent politicians descended on Uvalde for a press conference where Greg Abbott, the state governor, laid the blame on “the status of mental health in our communities” and emphasised that restricting access to …

19 promising young lives stolen. Uvalde in disbelief: ‘We had no idea this was goodbye’
2 years, 10 months ago

19 promising young lives stolen. Uvalde in disbelief: ‘We had no idea this was goodbye’

LA Times  

Family members of a child slain in Tuesday’s shooting wait for a police escort Wednesday outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. “This morning I got up and thought, what a dream I had,” Ellie’s grandmother Nelda Lugo, 63, said Wednesday from her living room, where she sat surrounded by family and friends. “It’s a small town, so no one …

‘He kept getting worse and worse’: Uvalde gunman developed morbid fascinations as family life deteriorated
2 years, 10 months ago

‘He kept getting worse and worse’: Uvalde gunman developed morbid fascinations as family life deteriorated

Raw Story  

Friends grew increasingly concerned about the behavior of an 18-year-old who gunned down at least 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school, but they were still shocked to learn of his brutal actions. "I just walked out of class, really upset, you know, bawling my eyes out, because I never expected him to hurt people.” “I think …

Victims of Uvalde school shooting
2 years, 10 months ago

Victims of Uvalde school shooting

Daily Mail  

Amerie Jo Garza, 10 Amerie Jo Garza Amerie Jo Garza, a fourth grader at Robb Elementary, was one of 19 students confirmed to be killed Tuesday morning by Ramos, who cops say was carrying a handgun and an AR-15 during the attack that also killed two teachers in the classroom. The child's mother, Felicha Martinez, told the Washington Post Tuesday …

Uvalde Texas school shooting: What we know about the Texas elementary school shooting that left 19 students and 2 teachers dead
2 years, 10 months ago

Uvalde Texas school shooting: What we know about the Texas elementary school shooting that left 19 students and 2 teachers dead

CNN  

CNN — We may never know why a shooter gunned down 19 children and two teachers in a massacre Tuesday at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, two days before summer break. Minutes before the horrific attack, Ramos allegedly sent a series of text messages to a teenage girl in Europe whom he had met online, describing how he had …

Uvalde school shooter was in school for up to an hour before law enforcement broke into room where he was barricaded and killed him
2 years, 10 months ago

Uvalde school shooter was in school for up to an hour before law enforcement broke into room where he was barricaded and killed him

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Updates on this story can be found here. “It’s going to be within, like 40 minutes or something, an hour,” Texas Department of Public Safety director Steven McCraw told CNN’s Ed Lavandera at a news conference. The shooter barricaded himself inside adjoining classrooms and opened fire on the children and two teachers, Olivarez said, calling the act “complete …

Texas school shooting: ‘State of shock’ as Uvalde awaits fate of kids, grieves, prays
2 years, 10 months ago

Texas school shooting: ‘State of shock’ as Uvalde awaits fate of kids, grieves, prays

LA Times  

A woman cries as she leaves the Uvalde Civic Center on Tuesday in Uvalde, Texas, where an 18-year-old gunman opened fire at an elementary school, killing at least 18 children and a teacher. Grief, horror and outrage spread through the small Texas town of Uvalde on Tuesday after a mass shooting that left 19 elementary school students and at least …

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