Uvalde Residents Reeling After Mass Shooter Kills 19 Children, 2 Adults at Elementary School

Police cordon off the streets around Robb Elementary School after a mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, 2022. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times

UVALDE, Texas—Parents and children gripped each other a little tighter on May 24, knowing they were the lucky ones.

Mayor of Uvalde Don McLaughlin confirmed at 10:30 p.m. local time that 19 children and two adults were confirmed dead in the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.