Visitations, funerals begin as Uvalde, Texas still grieves
Over the next two-and-a-half weeks, people in Uvalde, Texas will say goodbye to children and teachers -- one burial after another.
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Over the next two-and-a-half weeks, people in Uvalde, Texas will say goodbye to children and teachers -- one burial after another.
As more time passes there are more accounts from children who were inside the school with the gunman for about an hour.
This morning life is on hold for many in the town of Uvalde who are overwhelmed with grief. Robb Elementary School – the site of a mass shooting that killed 21 – remains a crime scene.
Governor Greg Abbott will be back in Uvalde today. As a community uplifts the families o victims, questions persist about law enforcement’s response to Tuesday's deadly school shooting that left 19 children and two teachers dead,
The family of Irma and Joe Garcia say they were high school sweethearts who had been together for more than 25 years.
Texas has experienced a series of mass shootings in recent years. During that time, the Republican-led Legislature and governor have relaxed gun laws.
Nationwide, 61 gunmen killed 103 people and wounded 140 others, in populated areas in 30 states.
"Go in there! Go in there!" nearby women shouted at the officers soon after the attack began.
Parents were asked for DNA swabs to confirm their relationships to their children and instructed to wait for answers about their child.
Families are mourning the loss of children and seeking help to find missing children after a shooting at a Texas elementary school Tuesday.
We are beginning to learn more about the mass shooting at a school in Uvalde, Texas that left 21 children and adults dead and many others critically injured.
As of Wednesday morning, 21 victims have died and many others remain in critical condition at local hospitals. And family members who pled for information about their children on social media are beginning to share the news they most feared.
The shooter who walked into Robb Elementary School and opened fire has been identified as 18-year-old Salvador Ramos.
Past shootings targeted worshippers during a Sunday sermon, shoppers at a Walmart, students on a high school campus and drivers on a highway.
Dr. Alex del Carmen says the pandemic has created a perfect storm for increased violence, as more and more people return to the workplace with added stressors.
In a deposition, Wayne LaPierre told a judge he didn't think using his friend's yacht, 'Illusions,' violated the NRA's conflict-of-interest policy because the summer sailing trips were for security.
A look at how suspects in recent mass shootings obtained guns, based on police accounts, court documents and contemporaneous reporting:
Today the Supreme Court turned away an appeal from gun rights groups and left a federal ban against bump stocks in place.
Mass shootings are the topic at a Senate Select Committee meeting going on in Texas.
The judge presiding over the case of a man accused of killing 22 people at an El Paso Walmart has recused herself, saying she knew one of those killed.
Last week a Texas grand jury indicted him for Capital Murder, today officials released details of the filing against accused El Paso shooter Patrick Crusius.
Albertsons has joined a list of retailers changing their policy in an attempt to limit gun violence following two mass shootings in the Texas.
Governor Greg Abbott unveiled his Texas Safety Action Report Thursday, which included nearly a dozen suggestions for state lawmakers to act on to help prevent other deadly mass shootings like those in El Paso and Odessa.
Pharmacy chains CVS and Walgreens are now asking customers to not openly carry firearms inside their stores in states where it's legal, joining Walmart and Kroger who also made the public appeal.
Mental health experts say the stress and anxiety are impacting parents and kids alike, and the situation demands a difference response.
