PHOTOS: Texas town grieves slain children
19 students and two adults died in a shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas
“We’re a small community and we’re going to need your prayers to get through this,” Uvalde schools superintendent Hal Harrell said Tuesday. Officials confirmed Wednesday that all of the 19 children shot dead at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, were in the same fourth-grade classroom. They and two adults were killed by an 18-year-old Uvalde High School senior who entered the school wearing a tactical vest and carrying a rifle he bought legally. Law enforcement shot him dead inside the school.
View a slideshow of photos from Uvalde below, and check wng.org for more updates on this developing story.
A makeshift memorial to shooting victims outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Wednesday Associated Press/Photo by Jae C. Hong
Manny Renfro provided a photo of his grandson Uziyah Garcia, who was killed Tuesday. Associated Press/Manny Renfro
Eliahna Garcia’s family said she was killed in a shooting massacre at her school in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday. Associated Press/Siria Arizmendi
Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller comforts families on Tuesday outside the Uvalde Civic Center. Associated Press/Photo by Dario Lopez-Mills
Equipment from the San Antonio Fire Department outside Robb Elementary School after a mass shooting on Tuesday in Uvalde, Texas. Associated Press/Photo by William Luther/The San Antonio Express-News
People pray at Sacred Heart Church on Tuesday evening in Uvalde. Associated Press/Photo by William Luther/The San Antonio Express-News
Kladys Castellón prays during a vigil for the victims of a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Billy Calzada/The San Antonio Express-News
People pray and comfort one another during a prayer vigil for school shooting victims in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday. Associated Press/Photo by Billy Calzada/The San Antonio Express-News
People gather outside the Civic Center in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday. Associated Press/Photo by Dario Lopez-Mills
People gather outside the Civic Center in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday. Associated Press/Photo by Dario Lopez-Mills
A woman cries as she leaves the Uvalde, Texas, Civic Center on Tuesday. Associated Press/Photo by William Luther/The San Antonio Express-News
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