“We are in mourning”: As parents awaited news, Uvalde residents processed their shock and grief

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Uvalde parents huddled close to their relatives Tuesday outside the city’s civic center, where they waited for hours to learn whether their child had died in Texas’ worst mass shooting at a school. Some left with unbearable news.

and instead pushed for arming more teachers and adding police to school campuses.

Late into the evening, a few families still did not have answers and cried quietly outside. Some formed prayer circles outside as they left with unbearable news. Then, just before midnight, between 30 and 40 people who remained were informed about their loved ones, and were escorted out by officials.

“I praise God that we weren’t there and I got another opportunity to see her again,” Richards said. The image of the awards ceremony, she said — little kids, happy and proud to receive recognition for their attendance and honor roll awards — is forever emblazoned in her mind.

 

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Hope Houston will protest at the NRA love feast this weekend.

NotMYRep The sad hard truth is that GOP politicians want school shootings to continue, and the majority of Texas voters are OK with it. If you live in Texas and care you need to take real action. Voting harder will not fix this. If you participate in the TX economy you are complicit.

Tears won’t help these innocents. Please show America’s greatness, get rid of the second amendment! For the sake of the children

Parking in the fire lane is illegal, but an 18 yr old without a developed brain can walk in and purchase 2 machine guns and walk down the street is perfectly legal under GregAbbott_TX ? 🤔

Why are you okay with this tedcruz SenTedCruz? Why don’t you care to help fix the issue that is causing kids to die?

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