Several marked the two years since the deadly shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde by paying their respect to the victims and pushing for change.
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He stood there for 77 minutes — the same amount of time it took law enforcement to confront the gunman.“We won’t forget what happened and to bring awareness to the gun violence,” Reyes said.“A lot of emotion, a lot of emotion,” said Sandra Fuentes, who visited from San Antonio. “Just trying to understand why, why it happened. It shouldn’t have happened that way.”A choir performed in the church’s garden, where butterflies were released in memory of the 21 victims, their families and survivors.
“There’s a lot of emotions,” said Priscilla Fernandez, who attended the service from San Antonio. “I don’t have young children, but when we think of the world, and we think of tragedies that happen and shootings that happen with young children or teachers and educators — it’s very heavy on everybody’s emotions because it continues to happen.
Families of 19 Uvalde victims announce lawsuits against TxDPS officers and UCISD staff, settlement with cityPresident Biden writes letter to Uvalde residents ahead of 2 year mark of Robb Elementary shootingDaniela Ibarra joined the KSAT News team in July 2023. This isn’t her first time in the KSAT newsroom– the San Antonio native spent the summer of 2017 as an intern. Daniela is a proud Mean Green alum, earning her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of North Texas.
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