Texas Town Prays Together After Tragic Shooting at Elementary School

Uvalde school children comfort each other at a community prayer evening held the day after a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School that killed 19 children and 2 teachers, in Uvalde, Texas, on May 25, 2022. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times

UVALDE, Texas—Athena Pedraza dropped off a homemade meal at her friend’s house before driving to a community vigil at the Uvalde, Texas, rodeo arena on May 25.

Her friend’s son was one of the victims of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School the day before. The friend found out at midnight after having to give a DNA sample to police so they could match the identification of her child.