Mourners say goodbye to Uvalde teacher and her husband
2 years, 7 months ago

Mourners say goodbye to Uvalde teacher and her husband

Associated Press  

UVALDE, Texas — Mourners gathered Wednesday at a Catholic church to say goodbye to Robb Elementary School teacher Irma Garcia — who died in the shooting at the Uvalde, Texas, grade school — and her husband, Joe — who died two days later from a heart attack. The couple would have been married 25 years on June 28 His obituary noted that he and Irma “began their relationship in high school and it flourished into a love that was beautiful and kind.” U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, who attended the Garcias’ funeral, said in a statement that America “must unite as a country against this senseless cycle of violence, act immediately to protect our children, and make sure that every child and every educator feels safe in our schools.” Another funeral Wednesday was for 10-year-old Jose Flores Jr., also at Sacred Heart. She described Amerie as “a nice little girl who smiled a lot,” and who was “so humble and charismatic but full of life.” Investigators continue to seek answers about how police responded to the shooting, and the U.S. Department of Justice is reviewing law enforcement actions. The director of state police last week said Arredondo made the “wrong decision” not to breach the classroom, believing the gunman was barricaded inside and children weren’t at risk.

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A year since 19 children and 2 teachers were massacred at a Texas elementary school, these questions remain unanswered
1 year, 7 months ago

A year since 19 children and 2 teachers were massacred at a Texas elementary school, these questions remain unanswered

CNN  

CNN — It’s been a year since 19 fourth graders and their two teachers were fatally shot inside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, just two days before the summer break they had been eagerly awaiting. Matthew Busch for CNN Jose Mata, brother of shooting victim Xavier Lopez, carries a wooden cross decorated with a baseball bat to place it …

Report: Uvalde police chief told kids were alive in school
2 years, 1 month 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 …

16 Uvalde fourth graders waited an hour with wounded teacher
2 years, 4 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 …

‘Systemic Failures’ In Uvalde School Massacre, Report Finds
2 years, 5 months ago

‘Systemic Failures’ In Uvalde School Massacre, Report Finds

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING UVALDE, Texas — Nearly 400 law enforcement officials rushed to a mass shooting at a Uvalde elementary school, but “egregiously poor decision-making” resulted in more than an hour of chaos before the gunman who took 21 lives was finally confronted and killed, according to a damning investigative report released Sunday. In this photo from surveillance video provided …

Lawmaker: Officer in Uvalde video husband of slain teacher
2 years, 5 months ago

Lawmaker: Officer in Uvalde video husband of slain teacher

Associated Press  

UVALDE, Texas — A Uvalde police officer criticized over video of him checking his phone during the massacre at Robb Elementary School is the husband of a teacher who was killed in the classroom and had contacted him after after being shot, according to a Texas lawmaker investigating the shooting. Roughly 80 minutes of surveillance video published this week by …

Uvalde 11-year-old was avid runner, is remembered for energy
2 years, 6 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 …

Uvalde police chief says he ditched his radio during school shooting response – experts are stunned
2 years, 6 months ago

Uvalde police chief says he ditched his radio during school shooting response – experts are stunned

Raw Story  

Only a locked classroom door stood between Pete Arredondo and a chance to bring down the gunman. In the news conference, McCraw referred to Arredondo as the shooting’s “incident commander.” Hyde said Arredondo did not issue any orders to other law enforcement agencies and had no knowledge that they considered him the incident commander. “So while it’s easy to identify …

Uvalde teacher dedicated herself to family, students
2 years, 6 months ago

Uvalde teacher dedicated herself to family, students

Associated Press  

UVALDE, Texas — Eva Mireles loved her dog, hiking and exercising. A funeral Mass was Friday for Mireles, 44, who was killed May 24 when a gunman burst into Robb Elementary School in Uvalde Texas. The school district’s superintendent, Hal Harrell, remembered Mireles and Garcia as teachers who “poured their heart and soul” into their work. An obituary for Mireles …

Uvalde schools police chief defends delay in confronting gunman
2 years, 6 months ago

Uvalde schools police chief defends delay in confronting gunman

Firstpost  

Pete Arredondo, the police chief of the Uvalde school district, said he held back from the door for 40 minutes to avoid provoking gunfire and tried dozens of keys brought to him, but that, one-by-one, they failed to work Austin: The Texas school police chief criticised for his actions during one of the deadliest classroom shootings in U.S. history said …

Uvalde school police chief defends Texas shooting response
2 years, 6 months ago

Uvalde school police chief defends Texas shooting response

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas school police chief criticized for his actions during one of the deadliest classroom shootings in U.S. history said in his first extensive comments, published Thursday, that he did not consider himself the person in charge as the massacre unfolded and assumed someone else had taken control of the law enforcement response. Pete Arredondo, the police …

Uvalde gunman’s first target in school shooting recounts terror in sermon: ‘I saw it all’
2 years, 7 months ago

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

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 Gilbert Limones and a …

Funeral for Uvalde girl who dreamed of going to art school
2 years, 7 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 …

10-year-old cousins and their classmate honored at funerals
2 years, 7 months ago

10-year-old cousins and their classmate honored at funerals

Associated Press  

UVALDE, Texas — The cousins were together in life and in death. That same morning, Jayce pleaded to join his grandmother as she accompanied her great-granddaughter’s kindergarten class to the San Antonio Zoo, his grandfather Carmelo Quiroz, told USA Today. “Maybe if he would have gone, he’d be here.” Carmelo Quiroz told USA Today that Jayce woke up every morning …

‘Precious individuals’ taken in Texas school shooting
2 years, 7 months ago

‘Precious individuals’ taken in Texas school shooting

Associated Press  

UVALDE, Texas — One student was an avid runner, so fast she swept the races at field day. Each morning as he drove her to school in his pickup, Salazar would play “Sweet Child O’ Mine,” by Guns N’ Roses and they’d sing along, he said. He said the gunman used an AR-15-style semi-automatic rifle in the attack and posted …

The names: 19 children, 2 teachers killed in Uvalde school
2 years, 7 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 …

Texas shooting: Mourners gather as funerals begin for Uvalde school killings
2 years, 7 months ago

Texas shooting: Mourners gather as funerals begin for Uvalde school killings

Firstpost  

Hundreds of mourners turned out for the funeral Mass for Amerie Jo Garza, a smiling fourth-grader on Tuesday. “He told me, ‘Mom, I just don’t feel safe.’” Visitation for one of the teachers, 48-year-old Irma Garcia, also was Tuesday, along with visitations for children Nevaeh Bravo and Jose Flores Jr. Vincent Salazar’s 11-year-old daughter, Layla, has the last of the …

Mourners gather as funerals begin for Uvalde school killings
2 years, 7 months ago

Mourners gather as funerals begin for Uvalde school killings

Associated Press  

UVALDE, Texas — The pallbearers wore white shirts and gloves. “He told me, ‘Mom, I just don’t feel safe.’” Visitation for one of the teachers, 48-year-old Irma Garcia, also was Tuesday, along with visitations for children Nevaeh Bravo and Jose Flores Jr. Vincent Salazar’s 11-year-old daughter, Layla, has the last of the scheduled services — her visitation is June 15 …

The story about how the Uvalde gunman entered the school is shifting
2 years, 7 months ago

The story about how the Uvalde gunman entered the school is shifting

NPR  

The story about how the Uvalde gunman entered the school is shifting Enlarge this image toggle caption Brandon Bell/Getty Images Brandon Bell/Getty Images Texas officials had said a teacher propped a door open at Robb Elementary in Uvalde just before the gunman entered and carried out a mass shooting — but they now acknowledge that the woman closed the door, …

Hundreds pay respects in Uvalde at memorial, funeral homes as first victim visitations are held
2 years, 7 months ago

Hundreds pay respects in Uvalde at memorial, funeral homes as first victim visitations are held

The Independent  

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Uvalde grieves, says goodbyes at visitations, funerals
2 years, 7 months ago

Uvalde grieves, says goodbyes at visitations, funerals

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The gathering for 10-year-old Amerie …

Uvalde: Visitations, funerals and burials, one after another
2 years, 7 months ago

Uvalde: Visitations, funerals and burials, one after another

Associated Press  

UVALDE, Texas — It should have been the first day of a joyous week for Robb Elementary School students — the start of summer break. The gathering for 10-year-old Amerie Jo Garza was at Hillcrest Memorial Funeral Home in Uvalde, Texas, directly across from the grade school where the children, along with two teachers, were shot to death on Tuesday …

Texas town begins burying its children after school shooting
2 years, 7 months ago

Texas town begins burying its children after school shooting

Al Jazeera  

First two funerals for two schoolchildren killed in attack at primary school in Uvalde are taking place on Tuesday. “With the benefit of hindsight … from where I’m sitting right now, of course, it was not the right decision,” Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steven McCraw told reporters on Friday. US President Joe Biden, who last year called mass …

Uvalde: Visitations, funerals and burials, one after another
2 years, 7 months ago

Uvalde: Visitations, funerals and burials, one after another

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The gathering for 10-year-old Amerie …

Students who survived Texas school attack describe scene
2 years, 7 months ago

Students who survived Texas school attack describe scene

Associated Press  

UVALDE, Texas — A young survivor of the massacre at a Texas elementary school said she covered herself with a friend’s blood and pretended to be dead while she waited for help to arrive. Miah Cerrillo, 11, told CNN that she and a friend called 911 from her dead teacher’s phone Tuesday and waited for what felt like, to her, …

Grieving husband dies after wife is slain in Texas rampage
2 years, 7 months ago

Grieving husband dies after wife is slain in Texas rampage

Associated Press  

Irma Garcia’s family was already reeling from her death in the Texas school shooting that targeted her fourth grade classroom and killed her co-teacher and 19 students. Joe Garcia, 50, dropped off flowers at his wife’s memorial Thursday morning in Uvalde, Texas, and returned home, where he “pretty much just fell over” and died, his nephew John Martinez told The …

Husband Of Teacher Who Died Protecting Children In Texas School Dies Of Heart Attack
2 years, 7 months ago

Husband Of Teacher Who Died Protecting Children In Texas School Dies Of Heart Attack

News 18  

The husband of a heroic fourth grade teacher who was killed protecting her students during a massacre at a Texas elementary school has died of an apparent heart attack. A GoFundMe page set up by Debra Austin, who said she was the cousin of teacher Irma Garcia, said that Irma’s husband Joe “has tragically passed away this morning as a …

Daughter and her best friends ‘are all gone now,’ dad says
2 years, 7 months ago

Daughter and her best friends ‘are all gone now,’ dad says

Associated Press  

UVALDE, Texas — Jacklyn Cazares hadn’t yet reached her 10th birthday, but she was already a tough-minded “firecracker” always looking to help people in need, her father said. “They were like, ‘No, she’s gone.’” Cazares fought back tears as he pondered how long his daughter was in the classroom with the gunman before she was killed. Ramirez’s Facebook page includes …

Husband of teacher killed in Texas school dies of heart attack
2 years, 7 months ago

Husband of teacher killed in Texas school dies of heart attack

Al Jazeera  

Joe Garcia, who lost his wife of 24 years in Texas school shooting, collapsed and died at home, nephew says. The husband of a teacher killed in this week’s mass shooting at a Texas school has died from a heart attack, a family member said. Irma Garcia’s family was already reeling from her death in the elementary school shooting that …

What we know about the victims of the Uvalde school shooting
2 years, 7 months ago

What we know about the victims of the Uvalde school shooting

NPR  

What we know about the victims of the Uvalde school shooting Enlarge this image toggle caption Jae C. Hong/AP Jae C. Hong/AP Just days before the academic year was supposed to end and summer break was to start, teachers and students at Robb Elementary were attacked in their own school. Makenna Lee Elrod, 10 "A light to all who knew …

Husband of teacher killed in Uvalde massacre dies two days later from heart attack
2 years, 7 months ago

Husband of teacher killed in Uvalde massacre dies two days later from heart attack

Raw Story  

The husband of one of the two teachers killed in the Robb Elementary School massacre has reportedly died from a heart attack. Joe Garcia, whose wife Irma Garcia was murdered Tuesday in her classroom, suffered a fatal heart attack two days later, leaving behind the couple's four children, reported KABB-TV anchor Ernie Zuniga. Irma Garcia, 48, was killed alongside her …

Uvalde Residents Take Solace In Faith And One Another After Texas School Shooting
2 years, 7 months ago

Uvalde Residents Take Solace In Faith And One Another After Texas School Shooting

Huff Post  

Two family members of one of the victims killed in Tuesday's shooting at Robb Elementary School comfort each other during a prayer vigil on Wednesday. “It’s just something that you can’t believe, you can’t understand what’s going on,” said Millie Garcia, who helps run the school district’s warehouse. “It’s just crazy.” Rather than settle on a clear answer, Perez and …

Questions swirl about Uvalde police as photos, videos, witness accounts appear to tell story of inaction during massacre
2 years, 7 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, 7 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 …

Husband of Uvalde shooting victim dies of heart attack, family says
2 years, 7 months ago

Husband of Uvalde shooting victim dies of heart attack, family says

LA Times  

Irma Garcia was among those killed in Tuesday’s shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Joe Garcia, whose wife, Irma, was killed Tuesday in the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, has died of a heart attack, according to a family member. The two were married for 24 years before the gunman opened fire on Irma Garcia’s fourth-grade classroom, killing …

A brokenhearted husband dies after his wife is killed in the Texas school shooting
2 years, 7 months ago

A brokenhearted husband dies after his wife is killed in the Texas school shooting

NPR  

A brokenhearted husband dies after his wife is killed in the Texas school shooting Enlarge this image toggle caption Jae C. Hong/AP Jae C. Hong/AP Fourth-grade teacher Irma Garcia was killed in her Texas classroom on Tuesday, massacred along with her co-teacher and 19 students. The alleged shooter, Salvador Ramos, was inside the Robb Elementary School classroom in Uvalde for …

19 promising young lives stolen. Uvalde in disbelief: ‘We had no idea this was goodbye’
2 years, 7 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 …

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, 7 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 …

The 21 lives lost in Texas school shooting
2 years, 7 months ago

The 21 lives lost in Texas school shooting

Al Jazeera  

Relatives and friends pay tribute to 19 children and two teachers killed in deadliest US school shooting in a decade. Each morning as he drove her to school in his pickup, Salazar would play “Sweet Child O’ Mine” by Guns ‘n’ Roses and they would sing along, he said. He said the gunman used an AR-15-style, semi-automatic rifle in the …

Uvalde Texas school shooting: What we know about the Texas elementary school shooting that left 19 students and 2 teachers dead
2 years, 7 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 …

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