son hispanos >>> como esta familia acaba de colocar una veladora nos acaban de decir que son de javier lÓpeztristeza hay mucha desolaciÓn en cuanto al tirador salvador ramos de 18 aÑos se ha confirmado que comprÓ el arma aquÍ justamente aquÍ en uvalde cuando cumpliÓ 18 aÑos no se sabe si la comprÓ Él o algÚn familiar pero hubo 2 momentos cuando matÓ a su abuela y cuando llegÓ a esta escuela y esta es la crÓnica. >> vuelve a ocurrir el reporte en uvalde texas llegÓ ante de las 2 de la tarde los alumnos heridos transportados en autobuses escolares ambulancia a hospitales locales padres de familias intentaron encontrar a sus hijos >>> pos miedo le pido gracias a dios que sacamos a mi hijo a tiempo >>> que no pasÓ nada con ella pero pos los otros niÑos pobres inocentes que sufrieron esto. >> el sospechoso fue identificado como salvador ramos de 18 aÑos quiÉn abandonÓ su vehÍculo e irrumpiÓ con una pistola y un rifle >>> el gobernador greg abbott calificÓ como un acto horroroso. >> agregÓ que otros 2 oficiales resultaron heridos antes de neutralizar al atacante que falleciÓ. >> (informaciÓn en pa

. >> javier lÓpez, 10 aÑos. >> alexandrÍa alexi rubios, 10 aÑos. >> maite yuliana rodrÍguez, 10 aÑos.nevae bravo, 10 aÑos. >> rogelio torres, 10 aÑos. >> irma garcÍa. >> eva mireles. jorge: estos son los nombres que nunca se deben olvidar, yaila querÍa ser famosa en tiktok no se separaba de sus hermanos y le habÍa pedido a su mamÁ que la viniera a recoger enfrente, esa nunca ocurriÓ, ella estÁ entre las niÑas de 10 aÑos de edad que muriÓ, carolina saraza hablÓ con su mamÁ. carolina: su habitaciÓn sigue intacta, la madre y sus hermanos aÚn no pueden creer que ya no estÁ, la camita que dejÓ ayer antes de irse a la escuela sigue destendida. [llanto] carolina: amaneciÓ en uvalde, 19 niÑos ya no estÁn aquÍ. faltan las sonrisas es un niÑo menor, su "baby" como le decÍan. a esta hora estaba con su niÑa. >> esta maÑana, siempre dicen que las mamÁs tenemos una corazonada. ella dijo que no querÍa ir a la escuela. su papÁ le dijo: si no quieres ir, no vayas. yo creo que ella sentÍa que algo iba a pasar. dijeron que ella se muriÓ. [ininteligible] >> ella pasaba el tiempo jugando fuera con nosotro

por ahora, sabemos que javier lÓpez de 10 aÑos es una de las vÍctimas mortales.no de ellos ha sido localizado hasta ahora. las autoridades de uvalde dijeron que este es el objeto mÁs trÁgico que ha vivido esta comunidad y respeto y comprensiÓn por el mes mÉndez"en —— por el inmenso dolor que estas familias de esta pequeÑa ciudad. ilia: regresamos en breve con mÁs cobertura a esta masacre en una primaria en uvalde, texas. presentamos la totalmente nueva gillettelabs con barra exfoliante. combina afeitada y exfoliación en una sola pasada, dándote una afeitada suave tan rápido y fácil como lavarte la cara. cuando de verdad necesitas dormir buscas lo mejor. zzzquil ultra te ayuda a dormir mejor [y por más tiempo] cuando más lo necesitas. no causa hábito y es de los fabricantes de nyquil. zzzquil ultra. cuando de verdad verdad necesitas dormir. jorge: continÚo con la cobertura desde uvalde, texas. reportera: nos acaban de confirmar que son 19 niÑos muertos hasta ahora de dos maestros. tambiÉn queremos compartir con nuestra audiencia que entrevistamos a un oficial de l

. >> en los salones de clases y eliana garcía, ceilia, amelie, javier lópez, alicia ramírez, anabelleaban con ellos. murieron protegiéndolos. nuestro equipo >> seguimos hablando entre estudiantes estaba eliana garcía. luis gerardo platicó y vemos. >> es una niña bien vista >> aferrada a la fotografía en su celular le quedan recuerdos. >> de la vida de todos >> son los abuelitos como eliana garcía y murió dentro de su salón de clases >> no se esperaba nunca, sin embargo pasó >> confiesa la familia está destrozada y nada será igual >> las reuniones que tenía. >> muchos de esos buenos ratos fueron en esta casa y lavida fue un vecino. la casa de los abuelos, el sospechoso >> a lo mejor me matan a mí también. >> iba a ver a su mujer herida, eso dijo a familiares de las víctimas. >> tengo dolor para todo porque muchos niños son inetos y amigos míos. >> cantidad y varios residentes que personas se acercaron al banco de sangre y realidad con las víctimas >> hicieron fila desde temprano al llamado de las autoridades y su sangre servirá para atender a los sobrevivientes de tiroteo. >> han neces

jose flores, javier lopez. uziak garcia lexie rubio. ellie garcia jaclyn cazares jayce luavanos and teachers irma garcia, eva morales. >> i've worked for this district for 30 years and never thought i would be sitting in front of you doing this today please, pray for our teachers, pray for our community and we will move forward. >> there are new details tonight about the gunman and his background from law enforcement officials and from some of those who knew him our tom yamas has late details. >> reporter: tonight we're learning more about 18-year-old gunman salvador ramos. he grew up in the same town he tore apart alongside the families whose children he murdered during tuesday's senseless massacre >> anyone who shoots his grandmother in the face has to have evil in his heart, but it is far more evil for someone to gun down little kids. >> reporter: people who knew the shooter described him as a loner in a small community of about 15,000 people. >> nobody knew him >> reporter: he dropped out of a local high school and had worked at a f

pequeÑa de llegar al cuadro de honor no merecÍa esto, rÍa lo que fuera por tenerte de vuelta >>> javier lÓpezsalvador su mamÁ estuvo en la maÑana en la ceremonia de premios nunca penÓo que lo volverÍa a ver >>> dijo que querÍa ser artista >>> el abuelo confirmÓ su fallecimiento la recuerda como una niÑa hermosa con mucha energÍa > eli garcÍa era una muÑeca la mÁs feliz escribiÓ su papÁ en facebook, mamÁ y papÁ te aman nunca olvides eso y por favor intenta quedarte a nuestro lado. >> dijo que era muy inteligente muy amoroso >>> era el niÑo mÁs dulce segÚn el recuerdo de su familia >>> familia publicaron una foto de la pequeÑa de 10 aÑos dicen que oran por ellos con todas sus fuerzas >>> escribiÓ que son muy necesarias en medio de esta tragedia >>> su hermana escribiÓ que ni ella ni su mamÁ y su papÁ serÁn igual 2eroÍnas eva mireles por 17 aÑosrabajÓ como educadora su hija la extraÑa mÁs de lo que scribe en palabras, pretiÓ cuidar a su papÁ >>> irma garcÍa fue maestra por 23 aÑos era madre de 4u sobrino compartiÓsta foto con ella escribiÓ que se sacrificÓ para proteger a los niÑos >>> ellos son

the family of 10-year-old javier lopez says his mother was with him at a school award ceremony hourse the shooting. across the country, president biden has ordered american flags at half staff in honor of the victims. from the white house, he and first lady jill biden joined the uvalde families in mourning while calling for common sense gun laws. >> it is time to turn this pain into action, for every parent, for every citizen of this country. we have to make it clear to every elected official, it is time to act. >> families overnight or asked for dna samples in hopes of identifying the rest of the victims. we learn from local law enforcement it could take upwards of three days to identify them. reggie: that is so hard to hear. stay with abc7news for continuing coverage on the texas school shooting. we will have updates throughout the morning and you can get breaking news anytime on abc7news.com. kumasi: in today's gma first look, americans are getting ready to hit the road for the holiday weekend. more than 39 million people are excited to travel 50 miles or more. >> in this morning'

javier lopez was receiving an honor roll. so his mother was there, and his mother telling "the washington post" that she hugged her son. told him that she was proud of him, she loved him. this mother not knowing this was the last moment that she was going to have with her son alive. telling the post, quote, he was funny, never serious, and his smile, that smile. i will never forget. it would always cheer anyone up. he really couldn't wait to go to middle school. his mother going on to say that he was counting the days, the days to enter middle school. and then 10-year-old jose flores jr. his family said he loved baseball and video games. he was full of energy. that he enjoyed playing and he was a great big brother. john, tough for all of these families. of course, we don't know the names of all of the victims here, but as you know, first family has to be notified and then the public gets to know the names and then later, the stories of these victims. john? >> the faces. just looking at the faces, rosa, as you are reading the

. >> reporter: among those who lost their lives, 10-year-old javier lopez, who was in the fourth grades family sharing this photo with us this evening. 19 students were killed and 2 teachers, including fourth grade teacher eva mireles. >> the school has children in second, third, and fourth grade -- >> reporter: two responding officers also shot but are expected to survive. officials say the alleged shooter was killed by responding law enforcement. >> mr. ramos, the shooter, he himself is deceased. and it's believed that responding officers killed him. >> good evening, fellow americans. >> reporter: tonight, president biden speaking to the country on yet another mass shooting, just days after ten people were killed in a grocery store in buffalo, new york. >> i'd hoped, when i became president, i would not have to do this again. another massacre. uvalde, texas. an elementary school. beautiful, innocent second, third, fourth graders. >> reporter: the rampage began late this morning. officials say the alleged shooter shot his grandmother, then turned to the school. 11:32 a.m. local time.

xavier javier lopez 10 years old. eliana cruz torres 10 years old.jr. 10 years old jailer nicole silver guerrero 10 years old emery, joe garza, 10 years old. mckenna li l rod 10 years old. ellie luego garcia 10 years old. annabelle guadalupe rodriguez 10 years old. jacqueline jalen cazares 10 years old. jace carmelo, who even knows nine years old. rogelio torres 10 years old. alexandria lexi rubio 10 years old. miranda matthis 11 years old. nevada bravo. tests, marie matter might rodriguez. alethea ramirez. leila salazar. for state controller, only yiu will save taxpayers money. wait, who, me? me? no, not you. yvonne yiu. yvonne yiu. not me. good choice. for 25 years, yiu worked as an executive at top financial firms. managed hundreds of audits. as mayor, she saved taxpayers over $55 million. finding waste. saving money. because... yiu is for you. yiu is for you. exactly. yvonne yiu. democrat for controller. dria texas elementary school shooting has caused fear and anxiety among many parents, students and teachers here at home. ktvu is brooks jarocz

a 10-year-old javier lopez. his mother described him as full of life and never wanted to shy away from the camera and could not wait for a summer full of swimming. a 10-year-old jose torres junior. jose love baseball and going to school. he got an award for making the honor roll. there is a 10-year-old eliana cruz torres also killed in the shooting. his grandfather said she was full of energy enter and that her final game was scheduled the day of the shooting. and this is alithia ramirez. her father said she wanted to be an artist and entered a doodle for google contest. our thoughts and prayers with the victims and we will share more stories throughout our newscast and we have much more on what is being done to protect her children at 6:00 p.m. the steps in place at one bay area and how technology could be used to prevent other shootings stay with us at 6:30. lester holt is live on the ground in xavier lopez with a special edition of nbc nightly news. >>> today is a significant anniversary in this country and i

javier lopez was 10 years old, as was ellie garcia, and a mary j -- and amerie jo.ireles was one of t teachers killed. this means eight-year-old son was unharmed, that does not understand what happened in the school yesterday. your son doesn't know there was a shooting at the school? >> he just acted like it was a regular day at school. reporter: how are you going to tell him what happened in the school yesterday? >> only one time, when time comes. reporter: have friends of his been killed? >> yes. reporter: you will have to ll him that as well. >> yes. reporter: it will be heartbreaking for you as well as for him. >> exactly. reporter: the gunman, 18-year-old salvador romas, lived locally. police have no idea why he did this or if it was preplanned. he crashed his car outside the school, emerged wearing body armor and carrying a semi-automatic rifle. >> unfortunately, this aspect managed to get inside one of the classrooms and barricade himself, where he started to shoot not only at officers that we responding, but also inside the classroom. reporter: all 21 victim

flowers brought balloons , teddy bears, and now you can see those 21 white crosses. 10 year old javier lopez just made the school's honor roll eight year old. usually garcia was learning football plays with his grandpa 10 year old rogelio torres, remembered as a sweet and kind child 10 year old elijah cruise tourists seen here in her softball uniform ready for summer break. police say all families have now been given the horrible news, though for hours there was confusion, chaos and heartbreak as parents search for their children working in the i got info that my daughter was at school where they were shooting and wait for more details in nobody never called me back on detail. and now come back in town looking for my daughter and i can't find her now 10 year old annabelle, guadalupe rodriguez and her cousin. both died as the kids sat in class. a gunman barricaded himself inside and opened fire reports. a one child trying to call 911 was shot and killed. wednesday night, and you've aldi, the community came together for a vigil to honor and remember the students and teachers killed. i asked go

[bell tolls] javier lopez. [bell tolls] two great and beautiful teachers .irma garcia. [bell tolls] thank you very much. a beautiful moment of silence for something that should never have even been thought about, let alone happen. each precious young soul that was taken is an incomprehensible loss. literally not comprehensible. stolen from us by a malice that no words can describe. sickness. the monster who committed this crime is pure evil, pure cruelty, pure hatred. absolute pure hatred. while those he slaughtered are now with god in heaven, he will be internally downed -- eternally damned to burn in the fires of hell. [applause] as we mourn for so many beautiful victims, i know that everyone here joins me in praying for the families who are suddenly missing the brightest light in their lives. we see their agony. we ask god to ease their suffering and to heal their pain, and together we grieve side-by-side as one great american family. now is the time to find common ground. sadly, before the sun had even sat on the horrible day of tragedy, we witnessed a n

javier lopez, jose flores jr., te ellie garcia, names that will be forever be evened in those affected by this horrible tragedy. >> when he died i died with him. >>> now a fourth grader who survived a massacre is sharing disturbing details what she saw that tragic day. an exclusive conversation with an 11-year-old survivor. >> the shooter looked one of her teachers in the eye and said "good night" and shot her. he opened fire shooting the other teacher and a lot of her friends, mia's friends, she heard screams and then heard him shooting, heard a lot of gunshots. after the shots stopped, she said, he started playing sad music. she said it was sad, you want people to died. she put her hands in the blood from her friend who laid next to her. she was already dead and then smeared the blood all over herself so that she could play dead. afterwards she heard the grownups said the police were there but waiting outside. that's the first time that she really started crying in interview, she was pretty stoic up until then but then that's when she started screaming, saying, why couldn't they come

amerie jo garza, uzaiah garcia, javier lopez.nd alexandria aniyah rubio and two teachers died shielding her students from danger,er eva mireles and irma garcia. >> how do you look at this girl and shoot her, how do you shoot my baby? >> we confirmed the tragic news the husband of one of the teachers who perished on tuesday suffered a medical emergency, sergio garcia married to irma garcia 25 years had to be rushed to the hospital and ultimately passing away. his family believe he died of a broken heart. cnn uvalde, texas. >> despite this mass shooting, loss of life, carnage, community in mourn, the national rifle association will go ahead as planned in texas. the members of the gun lobby will meet friday in houston, among those expected to speak fo former president donald trump and greg abbott will send a video message, cancelled so he could attend a news conference in uvalde and four performers cancelled as well. >>> and we'll look at ways other countries respond to deadly violence and what the u.s. could learn if only they woul

eva mireles, amerie garzia, uziyah garcia, javier lopez, jose flores jr., lexi rubio, annabell, guadalupeguez, jacqueline cazares, tess mata, nevaeh bravo, ellie garcia, names etched for those touched by this horrible tragedy. >> when he died, i died with him. >> that was cnn's boris sanchez. with that report. on friday the community came together in a vigil to honor the lives that were lost. cnn's gary tuchman now who is in uvalde and has more on how those who died are being remembered. >> reporter: here in downtown uvalde, texas a church choir offering comfort in a city park right next to a makeshift memorial that's been set up. this memorial is very sad but also very necessary. it's a very small city but thousands of people have turned out here to take a look, to be together, to offer comfort to each other. there are 21 crosses with the names of the 19 children and the two teachers who were killed. right here the cross of eva mireles. she was one of the teachers. you can see the balloons, the flowers and the messages written on a heart. "you are a hero. you are truly a hero. i love you

>> reporter: javier lopez also 10 was excited to start middle school.is mom felicia martinez, told "the washington post" he was recognized in an honor roll ceremony only hours before the unthinkable. she said she'd never forget his smile. quote, he was funny, never serious. jose flores jr. also just 10, his father jose sr., telling cnn his son was an amazing kid and big brother to his younger siblings. always full of energy he loved baseball and video games. lexi as she was called had just received an award for honor roll the morning of the shooting. lexi's parents describe her as kind and sweet with a big future ahead. they told cnn she loved basketball and wanted to go to law school. her mother posted this to facebook. quote, my beautiful, smart alexandria received the good citizen award. we told her we loved her and would pick her up after school. we had no idea this was good-bye. and fourth grade teacher eva mireles an educator for 17 years, her profile on the school district's website describes her love of running and hiking and spending time with

>> javier lopez also 10 was zietsed to start mid excited to start middle school.is mom told the washington post he was recognized in an honor roll ceremony only hours before the unthinkable and said she would never forget his smile, quote, he was funny, never serious. jose' flores also just 10 his father saying his of son was an amazing kid and good sible and full of energy loved baseball and video games, alexi had just received award for honor roll the morning of the shooting. lexi's parents say she was kind and sweet and loved basketball and wanted to go to law enforcement. her mother posted this to facebook. quote my beautiful, smart, alexandria received the good citizen award. we told her we loved her and would pick her up after school. we had no idea this was good-bye. fourth grade teacher for 17 years, her profile on the website describes her love of hiking, running, spending time with her family, including a college-graduate daughter, aidalynn posting on twitter, calling her mom a hero. detailing how she tried to save the life of the students by jumping in

. >> carley: one of the children who died is javier lopez.e are his grandparents reacting to the tragedy. >> they didn't follow the school guidelines are. what happened to security? >> i don't understand exactly what happened. i think they should have secured them by door. >> it was a bad situation that should have never happened. >> carley: i mean, his grandmother makes a critical point the gunman apparently walked through an unlocked door and brian, imagine if this store would have been locked, we may not be talking about this right now. >> if you want to be critical absolutely let's jump on that, the schools in connecticut have a very specific safety plan, camera doors, absolutely, that will be somebody's fault. you have to have the school secure. i have a 12-year-old daughter i want every door locked and i don't want anybody to just walk in. obviously there will be a lot of second-guessing going on, unfortunately, it in connecticut we had sandy hook. this is raw when that happens. this is raw to see and feel a lot of things are the same.

javier lopez ten years old. -- annabell guadalupe rodriguez, ten years old.orres, ten years old. eliana garcia, ten years old. rojelio torres, ten years old. -- ramirez, ten years old. jacklyn cazares, ten years old. jailah silguero, ten years old. jayce carmelo luevanos, ten years old. tess mata, ten years old. makenna lee elrod, ten years old. alexandria aniyah rubio, ten years old. joining us now from uvalde, texas is nbc news national correspondent gabe gutierrez. what are you learning, gabe, about this at this hour tonight? >> it was heartbreaking to hear you name those children just now, lawrence. and it was heartbreaking to see what went on today behind me as vigils wrapped up for the victims here. members of the community -- hundreds, if not more -- came to pay their respects. and lawrence, you just mentioned all those people who died. it was young children, 19 of them, and two teachers. that is really what many people here want to focus on. they don't want to focus on the gunman, as we see those pictures. you mentioned those two teachers, irma garcia

then there's javier lopez, he was just 10 years old also. his mother felicia martinez told "the washington post" that javier was funny, never serious. look at his beautiful angelic face. she said that smile i will never forget. it would always cheer anyone up. she said she had just taken this photo of him because he had just made the school honor roll. and it was a proud moment. and she did not realize it would be the last time that she saw her son alive. 10-year-old amerie was killed. her father posted this message online, thank you, everyone, for the prayers and help, trying to find my baby, she's been found, my little love is flying high with the angels above. please don't take a second for granted. hug your family, tell them you love them. i love you amerie jo, watch over your baby brother for me. let's turn now to cnn's lucy kafanov, how many are there, and how are they doing? >> reporter: alisyn, where we are right now at the university hospital in san antonio four patients are treated as we speak. three little girls injured, and one ad

javier lopez also 10, was excited to start middle school. his mom told "the washington post" he was recognized in an honor roll ceremony only hours before the unthinkable. she said she would never forget his smile. quote, he was funny, never serious. jose flores jr., also just 10, his father jose, sr. telling cnn his son was an amazing kid and a loving big brother to his younger siblings. always full of energy, he loved baseball and video games. alexandra rubio, lexi, as she was called, had just received an award for the honor roll the morning of the shooting. lexi's parents describe her as kind and sweet with a big future ahead. they tell cnn she loved basketball and wanted to go to law school. her mother kimberly posted this to facebook. quote, my beautiful, smart alexandria received a good citizen award. we told her we loved her and would pick her up after school. we had no idea this was good-bye. and fourth grade teacher eva mireles, an educator for 17 years. her profile on the district's website describes her love of running and hiking

of these people and these crosses stand for an innocent person that was lost there. 10-year-old javier lopezt made the honor roll. and this little boy was learning to play football. he had big plans for the summer. and this little boy loved to spend time with his family and friends. elijah torres seen in her softball uniform. she was athletic, smart and kind. elle garcia was happy and grieving her family. and the two teachers being hailed as heros after they were killed in their own classroom. morales gunned down after she help add students climb out of the window to safety. the grieving mom writing today on facebook that she can't eat, she can't drink and she can't get out of bed because she's so sick of the loss of her little girl. asking why this wasn't prevented in the first place as other families had major questions about the teen gunman. >> i just don't understand how people could sell that type of gun to a kid, to a 18-year-old. like what is he going to use it for? but for that purpose. >> along with the fund raisers, the funerals and individuals, the university health system is aski

javier lopez, lexi rubio, jacqueline cazares, nevaeh bravo, elijah torres, names forever etched in the memories of those touched and affected by this horrible tragedy. >> the stain on the nation, show it to the world. when he died, i died with him. >> boris sanchez, thank you for that. >>> we'll have much more from uvalde, texas ahead as we continue to learn new details about the 21 innocent lives lost in that massacre, 19 children and two teachers. miss allen over there isn't checking lesson plans. she's getting graded on her green investments with merrill. a-plus. still got it. (whistle blows) your money never stops working for you with m merrill, a bank of america company. once upon a time, at the magical everly estate, landscaper larry and his trusty crew... were delayed when the new kid toled his truck. timber... fortunately, they were covered byrogressive, so it was a happy ending... foalmost everyone. through the endless reasons to stop... through the challenges, the hurt, the doubt, the pain. no matter what, we go on. biofreeze. we're carvana the company who invented car vendin

the third-grader was annabelle guadalupe rodriguez, killed in the same classroom as her cousin , javier lopez fourth grader. anne-marie garza, she was nine years old and also died. the horrific news was confirmed by her father who had posted a picture of him and her on facebook with a caption that reads our last weekend together, i miss you already. we have also learned that one of the teachers killed was ava mireles, she taught fourth- graders and was an educator for 17 years. according to reports, she was trying to protect children before she was shot and killed. >> she was absolutely vivacious. she was definitely an adventure. it breaks my heart. i saw her for christmas this last december. her cooking was amazing. her laughter was contagious. she will be missed. i completely feel for everyone who lost a loved one yesterday. >> the students at rob elementary, just two days away from their final day of school and the beginning of their summer vacation. >>> when you are taking your children to school, you will see a greater police presence due to this texas school mass shooting. >> the school

fourth grader eliana cruz torres, third grader annabelle guadalupe, fourth grader javier lopez was 10 years old. he was bubbly. he loved to dance with his brothers and his mom. fourth grader ann marie joe garza was 9. she called 911 to try to save herself and her friends. she called 911. hours earlier she got an award for making honor roll. jose flores jr. made honor hole that morning. he was so smart and he loved to last and play basketball. and lucia lucia said he was the sweetest little boy he'd ever known and he added it's not just because he was his grandson. >> irma garcia had been a teacher for years and eva mireles. she loved the outdoors and loved to hike. her cousin said she bursted with life. >> she was absolutely vivacious. she was definitely an adventurer. it breaks my heart. i just saw her for christmas this last december and she was just -- her cooking was amazing, her laughter was contagious and she's going to be missed. she did love what she did at the school and she put her heart into everything that she did. >> there have been some reports that she was trying to pro

javier lopez matters. he was 10 years old. javier attended a school honor roll ceremony just before he was killed. his mom telling "the washington post" that he could not wait to go to middle school. that is what he was looking forward to. she says she'll never forget his smile. it would cheer anyone up, she says. ucia garcia matters. he was also 10 years old. his uncle tells us he loved video games and anything with wheels. his grandfather said he was the sweetest little boy he had ever known, adding i'm not just saying that because he was my grandkid. jose flores jr., also 10 years old, matters. he loved baseball and video games. his father says he was an amazing big brother to his older and younger siblings. lexia rubio matters. she too was 10 years old. she just made the honor roll also and received a good citizen award. her parents say she was going to be an all-star in softball. they were with her at the honors ceremony. when it was over, her mom said, we told her we loved her and would pick her up after school. she had n

and uziyah garcia, identified by their families, the mother of victim javier lopez told "the washington post" he was funny and looked forward to going to middle school. and the father of 10-year-old amerie jo garza posted on facebook after identifying his daughter as one of the victims. please don't take a second for granted. hug your family, tell them you love them. their fourth grade teacher, eva mireles, an educator for 17 years, also among those killed. >> we never believed something this tragic can happen so close to us. this is just a sad example. this absolutely can happen anywhere. >> official said say the gunman acted alone. >> the gunman was 18 years old and reportedly a high school drop-out. reportedly, there has been no criminal history identified yet. there was no known mental health history of the gunman. >> he began his rampage when he shot his grandmother. she survived her injuries and is in critical condition. he then crashed his car in a ditch, leaving the vehicle and walking toward the school. a witness told 911 he was wearing tactical gear and was carrying a long rif

the family of javier lopez says his mother was with them at a school award ceremony, hours before theg. across the country, president biden has ordered american flags to fly at half staff in honor of victims. from the white house, he and first lady jill biden join the family in morning. they call for common sense gun laws. >> the time to turn this pain into action. for every parent, for every citizen in this country, we have to make it clear to every elected official. it is timeo act. >> we areore hearses arriving outside of the school at rob elementary school. we have heard that there is going to be a press conference at some point this morning. that is something that the representatives have confirmed with us. hopefully, now that we have gotten word, we will start to get more answers. the morning will go on, but also, hopefully, we see some stories come in here from the families of these victims. we are reporting life. back to you. >> thank you so much. we were thinking about that. we stay with abc 7 for continuing coverage. we will have updates throughout the morning. breaking news

imags that >> reporter: the families of 19 children won't get that reunion. 10-year-old javier lopez was funny, never serious, his mother told the "washington post. 10-year-old jackie cazares and annabel were killed. their aunt saying today my two beautiful nieces were taken away from us too soon he had just received a reward for the honor role hours before he was killed. and this 10-year-old remembered by her aunt as a girl who loved her family >> she was very happy and very outgoing, loved to dance and sing and play sports she enjoyed being with the family >> she sounded like a good girl. >> she was >> reporter: the victims likely all familiar faces, if not friends to children like armani, now left to make sense of this tragedy. >> he knows what happened, but he's still in shock. >> reporter: at the time of the shooting, his aunt leslie says armani helped get his classmates out of the building. >> i woke up just thankful that nothing happened to him. but he was telling us that he was helping the teacher make sure all his classmates got out before him. >> reporter: a selfless act in

third-grader and that third- grader was annabelle rodriguez killed in the same classroom as her cousin javier lopezof the fourth-graders. anne-marie garza was nine and she died and the horrific news confirmed by her father posted this picture of him and her on facebook with a caption that reads our last weekend together. i love you and miss you already. we also know the teacher killed was eva mireles and taught fourth grade and have been an educator for 17 years and she and the other teacher who died were trying to protect the children before they were shot and killed. the today show spoke to her family member who said her cousin is a hero for what she did in the last moments of her life. >> she was absolutely vivacious . she was definitely in adventurer. it does break my heart and i just saw her this last december for christmas. her cooking was amazing and her laughter was contagious and she will be missed. i completely feel for everybody who lost a loved one yesterday. >> the students at robb elementary school were two days away from the final day of school and the beginning of what would have be

javier lopez his mother took this photo of him at an honor roll ceremony just tuesday, a few hours beforehooting. she tells the "washington post" he was her mama's boy. he was funny, never serious, and his smile, that smile i will never forget. it would always cheer anyone up. he really couldn't wait to go to middle school. >> and the family of eva mireles tells cnn she was one of the two adults who were killed. mireles taught fourth grade at the robb elementary school and spent 17 years as an educator. when she wasn't teaching she enjoyed running, hiking, biking, spending time with her family. we will speak to her aunt shortly. >> just heartbreaking to hear these stories of these kids. i think, you know, it's one of the things we heard earlier from one of our guests, john, was this was the last week of school and they were looking forward to their summer and next year ahead of them. >> tomorrow was supposed to be the last day of school. you saw xavier just had his honor roll ceremony. they were playing pomp and circumstance around the school, neighbors were telling cnn they heard them, w

javier lopez's mother says she will never forget his smile which could cheer anyone up. school which was only months away. javier's mom was there to cheer him on adds he received his honor roll certificate. he was 10 years old. lexi rubio, 10, was a star student at robb elementary and her parents were also at the school to celebrate her making an all a honor role and getting a good citizen award hours before she was killed. >> just wanted to go to australia. >> she wanted to go to australia. >> she wanted to go to law school at st. mary's because that's where i go. >> all i can hope is she's not a number. hopefully something gets resolved, that's all we ask. hopefully something gets resolved. >> i know this is very difficult, but what would you like to get resolved? what would you like to see resolved. >> end violence, guns, i'm a cop, a deputy here in uvalde county. this is enough. this is enough. no one else needs to go through this. ♪ like pulsing, sharp, stabbing pains, or an intense burning sensation. what is this nightmare? it's how some people describe... shingles

just hour before the shooting, 10-year-old javier lopez received a certificate at the school's honorl ceremony. his mom said he couldn't wait to go to middle school. this is uziah garcia. his grandfather was teaching him football plays over spring break. and rosa arremendes niece is one of the children that was lost. her daughter also attends the school. she's safe. and rosa joins us in just a moment. first, to alexis mcadams. >> you almost cry when you see their faces. they're smiling, happy, ready for summer. i talked to a family member of a teacher shot and killed. the family member called her a hero. she was gunned down doing what she loved. she was shot and killed at robb elementary school. the fourth great teacher worked there nearly 20 years. she loved her job and her students. police detailing a chilling series of facebook posts where the gunman said she was on his way to shoot up the school. the family wants to know what red flags were missed. >> this is our family. who did not see a sign that someone was struggling with their mental held, that was so disrespected in life th

we've also learned that 10-year-old anabel guadalupe rodriguez and 10-year-old javier lopez lost theirn that shooting as well. many parents are waiting for answers this morning. >>> here in the bay area, a vigil is scheduled in foster city at the recreation center gazebo in leo j. ryan memorial park, that will take place at 7:30 tonight. >>> i'm jocelyn moran in san francisco this morning. authorities in a number of cities in the bay say they are increasing patrols in areas around schools. here at san francisco unified, students are set to end the school year in about a week so between now and june 1st, the district says they have been informed by the san francisco police department that they will have an increased police presence around schools. they say they are not aware of any threats or connections to events in texas, and that this is in an abundance of caution. last night the district's board of education meeting began with a moment of reflection to honor the lives lost and understandably, the board says parents have reached out, asking about the safety of their own kids schools

xavier javier lopez attended the awards ceremony as well, i talked to his brother who talked to a kida kid who loved dancing and fortnite. he died along with a girl who his brother says was his girlfriend, annabell guadalupe rodriguez, also an honor roll student. uziyah garcia, carson's grandmother says, was the sweetest boy she has ever know. not just because he was her grandkid. jose flores jr. he loved going to school, loved his parents, and to laugh, and have fun. jacklyn jaylen cazares, her great and says she was her little diva. always trying to be the center of attention. she had her first communion two weeks ago. eliahanah cruz torres, a softball player. looking forward to the last game of the season. said to take place the day that she was killed. and ellie garcia, who liked basketball, 70, and don't think. rojelio torres, whose father said that he was very intelligent, hardworking, and will never be forgotten. alithia ramirez, her father says she loved to draw, she wanted to be an artist. jaliah nicole silguero, who didn't want to go to school the day of the shooting. she lo

. >> 10-year-old anabel guadalupe rodriguez and 10-year-old javier lopez lost their lives.s are waiting for answers this morning. >>> and some context to yesterday's shooting an fbi report says active shooter attacks are on the rise. the agency counted 61 incidents last year, up more than 50% from 2020 and up nearly 100% over four years. the fbi also noted the emergence of roving active shooters who targeted their victims in multiple occasions over the course of one or more days. stay with us for the latest developments on the texas school shooting. we'll have coverage on air at kpix.com and streaming on "cbs news bay area." >>> we often hear about people taking steps to prepare homes and businesses for fire season. wilson walker shows us the same is being done for marin's water supply. >> we're in a hardwood oak type forest so crews are removing some douglas fir that are enc encroaching and the douglas fir can become fuel that move the fire up into the canopy of the forest. >> reporter: on this warm, may afternoon these crews were working their way up a hillside, cutting t

first of all, 10-year-old javier lopez. his mother, felicia martinez, telling "the washington post" that just hours before this tragedy, she was with her son while he was getting his honor roll certificate. this mother says that she told her son in this last encounter that she was proud of him, that she loved him. she gave him a hug, not knowing that that would be the last hug that that mother would give her child. she also told "the washington post" the following. he was funny. never serious. and his smile. that smile, i will never forget. it would always cheer anyone up. he really couldn't wait to go to middle school. that's one of the other things this mother says that this little boy was counting the days to go to middle school. now, his mother is going to have to plan a funeral. here's the name of another victim. 10-year-old amri jo garza. her father identified her on facebook. taking to facebook to say the following. quote, thank you everyone, for the prayers and help trying to find my baby. she's been found. my littl

javier lopez, just 10 years old. his mom told "the washington post," hajavier was funny, neve serious. that smile i will never forget. he always cheered everyone up. she had just taken this photo of him, also making the honor roll at that very same ceremony and not realizing that would be the last time she saw her son alive. he said he really couldn't wait to go to middle school. there was 10-year-old amarie garza. her father posted this message online, quote, thank you, everyone for the prayers and trying to help me found my baby. she's been found. my little love is flying high with the angels above. don't take a second for granted. hug your family, tell them you love them. i love you, amarie jo, watch over your brother for me. he expected three victims at most when he was called to the scene. he told us quote when i have to sign 21 death certificates, my heart drops. one of the first victims identified in the shooting was the 4th grade teacher, eva morales. officers said the suspect barricaded himself in her classr

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of 19 children will never get that reunion, now left with just photos and memories. 10-year-old javier lopez was funny, never serious, his mother telling "the washington post." and his smile, that smile, i will never forget. 10-year-old cousins jackie and annabelle both were killed the aunt saying today my two nieces were taken away too soon. he loved playing basketball, his uncle telling "the washington post" he loved going to school he just received an award for making the honor roll hours before he was killed and 10-year-old garcia remembered by her aunt as a girl who loved her family >> she was very happy and very outgoing, loved to dance and sing and play sports she was big into family, enjoyed being with the family. >> she sounded like a good girl. >> she was >> reporter: the victims likely all familiar faces if not friends to children like armani now left to try to make sense of this tragedy >> yeah, he knows what happened and what they went through but he's still, like, in shock >> reporter: at the time of the shooting his aunt, 17-year-old leslie moreno, says armani actually helped

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xavier javier lopez 10 years old. eliana cruz torres 10 years old. jose flores jr. 10 years old jayla nicole silver guerrero 10 years old. emery joe garcia 10 years old. mckenna li l rod 10 years old. ellie luego garcia 10 years old. annabelle guadalupe rodriguez 10 years old. jacqueline jalen as ours. 10 years old. jace carmelo, who even knows nine years old. rogelio torres 10 years old. alexandria lexi rubio 10 years old. miranda matthis 11 years old. nevada bravo. tests, marie matter might rodriguez. alethea ramirez. leila salazar. no photo available. and all of those grieving families will soon be making funeral arrangements and two funeral homes in the town of you've aldi are pledging to provide free services for all of the victims. it is just beyond heartbreaking when you see those little faces well in that small texas town, many say they are indeed living the worst nightmare ever. we continue our team coverage this afternoon with fox's lauren blanchard. she is live for us there. in you, val d, where the there is just heart wrenching sorrow, la

these photos of their smiling faces now a memory. 10-year-old javier lopez just made the school's honor roll 18-year-old garcia learning football plays with his grandpa. 10-year-old rozel low remembered as a sveda and kind child. 10-year-old seen here in softball uniform ready for summer break. 10-year-old ella garcia was a happy and loving girl. her family, heart broken. >> she was very happy and very outgoing. loved to dance and sing and play sports. she was big into family and enjoyed being with the family. >> police say all families have now been given this horrible news though for hours there was confusion, chaos and heart break as parents searched for their kids. jesse rodriguez was hoping to hear his daughter anna bell was still alive. >> now i have come back in town looking for my daughter and i can't find her now. >> as those kids sat in class, a gunman barricaded himself inside and opened fire. reports say one little girl tried to call 911 but she was shot and killed. aba morales a teacher gunned down inside of her own classroom. morales murdered after she reportedly helped a