Uvalde Marks 2nd Anniversary of School Shooting

Nineteen children and two teachers were killed by a teenage gunman who burst into a classroom at Robb Elementary School and began firing.

A heart-shaped balloon flies decorating a memorial site outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on May 30, 2022. Wong Maye-E/AP Photo

Families and community members gathered Friday in Uvalde, Texas, to mark the second anniversary of one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history.

U.S. leaders also remembered May 24, 2022, when a teenage gunman stormed into Robb Elementary School and began shooting, killing 19 fourth graders and two teachers in the small town that lies about 80 miles west of San Antonio.