Texas school shooting the subject of "horrifying" conspiracy theories
It happened after Sandy Hook, Parkland, Orlando and Buffalo. Uvalde is no exception.
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It happened after Sandy Hook, Parkland, Orlando and Buffalo. Uvalde is no exception.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is confronted by Democratic opponent Beto O'Rourke at a news conference on the Uvalde school shooting. The incident reflects the partisan division in addressing gun violence after the deadliest school shooting since Sandy Hook. CBS News senior white house and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe reports.
Tony Dokoupil interviews the parent of a slain child in Uvalde, Texas. He describes the moment he found out that his daughter was among the 21 killed.
Lilia Luciano spoke to some of the heartbroken families as well as some of the youngest survivors of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School.
Frustrated onlookers say officers didn't enter the school quickly enough but authorities praised the courage of those who went inside and said they did so as soon as circumstances allowed.
A bomb squad found "several containers of flammable liquid" in the suspect's vehicle, which police had initially described as "incendiary devices."
"Nobody expects anything bad to happen and then it happens, and everybody wants to make changes to prevent it from happening and then it dies down a little bit and then happens again," he said.
The second grader said his teacher reacted quickly as a gunman opened fire in the classroom next door.
Lilia Luciano shares more on the victims of the Texas school shooting, as well as stories from those who survived.
Amerie Garza was killed just hours after receiving a certificate for making the honor roll. Her stepfather, Angel Garza, said she was trying to call 911 when she was shot and killed at her Texas school. Tony Dokoupil spoke with Garza in an emotional interview.