REST IN PEACE: Family members say 4th-grade teachers Irma Garcia and Eva Mireles died trying to protect their students when a gunman barricaded himself in their classroom and opened fire, killing 19 children and both teachers.
DALLAS – Only days before the end of school, a mass shooting has devastated the community of Uvalde in south Texas. A total of 21 people were killed including 19 children and two teachers.
The Texas Department of Public Safety said 18-year-old Salvador Ramos first shot his grandmother, who remains hospitalized in serious condition. He later crashed his truck outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde before entering the school in body armor and opening fire with a rifle.
Investigators have not revealed a motive but said the gunman barricaded himself in a classroom, shooting anyone in his way. He died in a shootout with police.
Police have not formally identified the victims from the mass shooting, but some family members are sharing names and pictures.
Authorities said 17 people are also still being treated for injuries related to the shooting.
Mrs. Eva Mireles and Mrs. Irma Garcia
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Eva Mireles and Irma Garcia were the two fourth grade teachers killed. Family members said both died trying to protect their students.
Mireles was an educator for 17 years. She is being remembered as a loving mother and wife.
“She was adventurous. I would definitely say those wonderful things about her. She is definitely going to be very missed,” said 34-year-old relative Amber Ybarra, of San Antonio.
Garcia taught for 23 years. On her bio on the school’s website states she was the mother of four children, loved to listen to music and loved to BBQ with her husband of 24 years.
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