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May 28, 2016 · The 'UCISD Robb Elementary' Page was created in September 2015 to celebrate our students' academic growth and share campus news with the school community. Page · Elementary School. 715 Old Carrizo Rd, Uvalde, TX, United States, Texas. (830) 591-4947.
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The academic term at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, was coming to a close, and celebration was in the air.
In neon-colored Facebook posts, Robb administrators announced lively events, like field trips and classroom parties. High school seniors dropped by Monday to give high fives. Tuesday was shaping up to be especially festive: “Footloose and Fancy,” a chance to wear “fun/fancy shoes,” and “Awards Day,” a commemoration of achievement.
The theme of the month: “May Madness.”
Xavier Lopez, a 10-year-old fourth grade student with jet-black hair and wise eyes, accepted an honor roll award Tuesday morning. He held up his paper certificate and posed for photos in front of pink and red balloons.
Jose Flores, another 10-year-old fourth grader, accepted his honor roll certificate with a wide, toothy grin, standing proudly under a black-and-white banner that said, “ROBB 22.”
Hours later, Xavier and Jose were dead.
In a Facebook post published at 11:43 a.m. local time Tuesday, sometime after the honor roll event, Robb administrators announced that the campus was under “a Lockdown Status due to gunshots in the area.”
“The students and staff are safe in the building. The building is secure in a Lockdown Status,” Robb spokeswoman Anne Marie Espinoza said in the post.
Thirty-four minutes later, Robb administrators published an update on Facebook: “There is an active shooter at Robb Elementary. Law enforcement is on site. Your cooperation is needed at this time by not visiting the campus.”
Inside the school, the shooter managed to “make entry into a classroom,” Lt. Chris Olivarez, a spokesperson for the Texas Department of Public Safety, said Wednesday on NBC’s “TODAY” show.
“He barricaded himself inside that classroom and … just began shooting numerous children and teachers who were in that classroom, having no regard for human life.”
The authorities arrived. An off-duty agent with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Border Patrol Tactical Unit and two law enforcement officers killed the shooter, law enforcement sources said.
May 29, 2022 · Attendees light candles during a memorial held for the 19 children and two teachers who were murdered by an 18-year-old gunman at Robb Elementary School the day before, in Uvalde, Tx., U.S., on ...
May 26, 2022 · UVALDE, Texas — The gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers in a rural Texas elementary school on Tuesday entered the building despite being confronted by an armed school...
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May 27, 2022 · The names and photos of all 21 victims from the shooting at Robb Elementary School have been listed on the city of Uvalde's website. It includes information on where to send donations for...
May 25, 2022 · Jae C. Hong/AP. A reported 21 people were killed in an attack by a lone gunman at an elementary school in the small town of Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday. Of the dead are 19 students and two...
