Memorial for Uvalde Shooting Victims Grows

It should have been the first day of a joyous week for Robb Elementary School students — the start of summer break. Instead, the first two of 19 children slain inside a classroom were being remembered at funeral visitations.

The gathering for 10-year-old Amerie Jo Garza was at Hillcrest Memorial Funeral Home on Monday in Uvalde, Texas, directly across from the grade school where the children, along with two teachers, were shot to death last week before the gunman himself was killed. Visitation for another 10-year-old, Maite Rodriguez, was at the town's other funeral home.

Over the next two-and-a-half traumatic weeks, people in the southwestern Texas town will say goodbye to the children and their teachers, one heart-wrenching visitation, funeral and burial after another.

As family and friends unleash their grief, investigators will push for answers about how police responded to the May 24 shooting, and lawmakers have said they'll consider what can be done to stem the gun violence permeating the nation.

This week alone, funerals are planned for 11 children and teacher Irma Garcia.

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[shelbolin]

Watching this I get Sudden chill bumps and I grieve for such innocent and tragic loss…please don’t brush it under the rug Amen!!!❤️👀✨

[alyssa_hatter]

may they rest in peace, they were so little, rest in peace angels 💞 🕊️

[mattzavala]

So sad for those kids and teachers may they Rest In Peace

[Bruhhhhhhhhhhh]

RIP to those 21 students and staffs who lossed there live that day

[ItzGabbaGabby]

I saw 2 kids that looked like my cousin when I saw that little girl I cried bless the kids who survived and remember the ones who died ❤

[henrysorola]

Rest in peace to the kids and teachers

[.jessica...j]

Sweet innocent children who never deserved any of this may they rest in peace💙🙏

[YourLocalTwistedPlayer]

It just made me cry I feel so bad for them I’m crying because of it now

[izzytheman]

Rip angels taken too soon ….. got two kids of my own and can’t imagine seeing there faces on there just breaks me .

[Twixyyyyyyylol]

May 23rd when they were sleep they thought it was gonna be a normal day… but it was their last day of their lives.. being broken does not justify your actions.

[Lord_midas]

As a British person this never happens but I feel so bad for these people who are in the situation of a school shooting and some people in the school could be family members of the people who are killed and it breaks my heart when I see things like this

[Imidkwashere]

May those children and teachers be with Jesus forever

[FORTNITEKING]

This is my first Christmas and new year without my 2 cousins

[yasminledesma]

Let us give good luck 😭😭😭that my friend died there 😢 😔

[Jumper_Official]

Heartbreaking 💔 why are they doing this

[Lola-Playz_roblox]

R.I.P they were to young to die 40 cops couldn’t even take one person down damn what kind of cops I hope the parents know that there kids are in a Better place now and safe❤️😔🕊🕊

[Sophiaisaflowerfan]

IM CRYING SO BADD AND THE TEACHERS 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[majorqtxoxo]

I don't even know what to say why would you go after children why did they ever find out they wanted a dead before that

[Footballediter-nl]

Killer:Salvador Ramos
Dead: 24 maj 2022

[Groupgirls]

My twin died but not in robb alementary school