Eyewitness Says He Knew Suspect In Uvalde, TX School Shooting, Saw What Happened Moments Before
UPDATE: Authorities say the victim death toll from the Texas school shooting now stands at 19 children and two adults.
PREVIOUS: Newsy's JohnMone is on the ground in Uvalde, TX and spoke to an eyewitness who says he knew the shooter, the shooter's grandmother, and saw what happened in the moments before the shooter entered the school.
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To take the life of innocent kids like that is just sick. I mean what can be missing in your soul to PHYSICALLY kill, not only a person, but a child..and not just A child...but 19 children. As a father I can't even wrap my head around this and I give my deepest condolences to the families that have to go through this. God this just breaks my heart.
Don't try to make sense of something like this...We are not wired to understand a sick individual such as this killer. I also have four beautiful children one of which is graduating from 6th grade today. Hug your kids, remind them how much you love them. Sending prayers for all that has been affected by this senseless tragedy.
@SofaKing Chant I always laugh because I had 2 disabled kids that required me to be more of a mom than most I ever met to 2 before I could legally buy a beer.... On my 21st bday..as it did every night....took me 5 hours to do all my kids medication, baths, central line care, tube feeding, etc etc etc 5 hours of nonstop tasks....and I was so tired I was going to just pass out and I remembered it was my 21st birthday. I walked to the grocery store and got a single beer to drink...just to say I drank on my 21st Bday. Looking back I didn't realize then how young I was and what an amazing job I did. When you are in the moment you do what needs to be done to save your kids life...no time to really even think about it. In fact....that's busy life didn't end until I was 41....and so the last 8 years I have spent facing and working through all 28 years of being a mom to 2 kids with N.O.R.D. diseases. Come to find out....I am lost without the task....and...I am a.fucking mess! I wouldn't wish it on my qorst enemy. ❤
@Storytime with Mamabear Not completely. I mean an 18 year old can’t even buy a pack of coors lite.. and that’s practically diet water.
@pumps0333 It's better than them suffering for years and years with parents that don't want them, or lost in a system where it's hard to find support.
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My heart goes to the children who witnessed their classmates being killed but are still alive to heal from the trauma
@Kazza Love Texas has weird laws
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I’m so confused they saw law enforce was there when the 18 year old suspect crashed his car then got out of the vehicle with the AR, why didn’t they stop him ???! A civilian walking around with an AR doesn’t get stopped???
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I couldn't even imagine what those parents are going through. Getting your kid ready for school, making plans for the summer. And then this happens? My prayers go out to all of the victims and family members 🙏🏽
@Dominique Nelson worth what?
Worth it
@Valeritapita I hate this happened don’t no what I would do if that was my kids. So if citizens give up the guns. Do u think the criminals will. Then what happens if just the criminals have guns. Humm
@Allen Istalaksana pick up a history book and see how that worked out for others. You trust government officials more than your self? I feel very sorry for you and anyone like you if that is true.
“I’m upset that I didn’t graduate. So I’m going to make sure that others never get the chance to.” What a monster. I cannot imagine what these families are feeling.
@Ingrid Gallagher his original target wasn't the school imo. Don't get me wrong he was looking for something. He just thought he killed his grandmother and crashed shortly after and had flashbacks on the schools name that he was looking at.
@Ingrid Gallagher no it makes complete sense… to me at least i mean yes it’s VERY sick and disgusting but mentally it makes a LOT of sense… said persons had heated debate about them not graduating, in that it escalated too a at that time violent joke but as he gets more on edge he goes blind with fury taking it out on little ones.. sort of like a kink can develop from trauma so can all emotions and feelings including these disgusting and unfortunate actions.
@Niharika Tolia I saw that. My heart breaks for everyone involved 😞
@Niharika Tolia Adam Lanza killed his own mother before going on a similar rampage.
@Ivy Detman he reportedly shot his grandma before coming to the school. Literally a twisted person🤦♀️
You don’t even need to be a parent to feel the pain in your heart with this. RIP little angels
@davidsirmons it was an elementary school. Did you not watch the video?
@Life's Design Texas is for guns you can put every lol you want to purchase some reason the shoes are they going
They were teenagers and adults.
All of this killing is so heartbreaking I cannot understand how someone can be so evil inside to do other human beings this way. May God be with all these families
@C C yea
Its called having a depraved mind. In a society where abortion up to the time of birth is called a womans health issue what do you expect? And have you ever noticed that there are far more if theses during administations who do dont prosecute criminals?
@Million Billion yes
@Prison Mike both
This is so heartbreaking, I cried watching this. My deepest condolences to those families who have lost their loved ones in this tragedy.
Go on, get your social points of sympathy
@Allen Istalaksana Guns have saved lives too.
@Mopar3188 It's just matter of times before something like this happening again in your country if your government didn't change the constitution. Here in my country Indonesia gun shooting accidents are less or almost zero because the government prohibited gun to sale in public, only military, police, and security personnel can have that
This is so very heartbreaking! As a mother of a 4 and 6 year old I couldn't even imagine going through this! Prayers go out to the families and rest in peace little angels 🙏
@davidsirmons they were 8-10 it says and that isn't a teenager. No matter how old they are, they are still a child and it's heartbreaking!
@davidsirmons they were children, in elementary school
They were all teenagers, not little children.
Its incomprehensible. I dont know how to make sense of this.
During my years in elementary and high school, this was unheard of.
This is one of the main reasons prayers should be said in the school's
@waynicliz there was the news thou
You also didn't have the internet to see all the shootings that happened
Indeed, we only had a few fist fights. No stabbings, no shootings, likely not even one kid on kid murder other then dui. We all had guns, easy access to guns.
Exactly! Heck in my generation our kids all played outside in the neighborhood til the porch lights came on, and we felt safe, never had the fear of stuff like this ever crossing our minds! How times have changed! It’s horrible!
"and unfortunately the rest is history" Never have I ever had that sentence impact that hard. My heart breaks not just for the victims, but their families, and for those who had to live through this.
I remember way back when I was in school - the last few days of the school year was loaded with fun and anticipation of what the summer vacation would hold. I can actually almost say that I remember a little something from every last few days of school from 1st grade to 12th. Imagine having to remember THIS for the rest of your life? Pure evil has no limits.
This is such sad situation! I cannot even imagine what these parents are going through. R.I.P. to the families, the little kids that lost their lives, and the struggles they are going to have to go through in the future with a loss of their kids! So heartbreaking!
I was in tears yesterday just from someone telling me about this. People need to teach their kids, children, teens to have respect for human life. And how to cope with stress. This is ridiculous! Why do our teachers have to go through this? Why do our kids have to go through this!?? Why! Teach your kids respect and that everything has a solution, the only thing we cannot come back from is death. Respect for humanity. Prayers for all involved 🙏🏼
From what I've seen/heard, this kid snapped bc he didn't get to graduate. No amount of 'teaching respect for human life' can prevent a psycho from emerging when they don't get what they want, sadly.
This is gut wrenching! I can’t even imagine….my heart breaks for the families abd this community. Making summer plans for your babies and someone just comes and snatched it all away!! My heart hurts!!! 🥺😓🥺😥😰
Went to summer camp when I was 9, there was horrible tragedy one of the cabins caught fire and it killed one of my friends. I am still traumatized 35 years later. I can only imagine children who go through a mass shooting. This is so heartbreaking. And the parents…ugh smh
At that age this is going to be stuck in these kids mind😭 it’s very sad
@Javier Zavala the catholic religion has nothing to do with true Christianity so stop faking Christianity
This makes feel so powerless, I can’t believe we live in a world where someone could do this… I’m just so disheartened… my deepest condolences to the families and I’m praying for everyone involved
anyone can become like him, it’s nothing special we can become desensitized to many things, even the best of us take for example cartel members at this point, it’s about nature vs nurture if you are innately nice, you can become the opposite through your environment the world we live in is the world that makes us murderers, empaths, and so on it’s hard to accept this when you perceive things differently no perception of judgment is necessarily objective but we acknowledge that and still force our subjective agendas this is what a human does what does all this shit mean? morality is a weapon
This was very well done and felt genuine. I live here in Texas VERY CLOSE to where this occured. The most upsetting thing about this all to me is that it doesn't feel like anyone who's covering the story cares enough. I even watched Greg Abbott speak about it and just... Everything feels off. Everyones already thinking about alternative motives and their own agenda.
@MewMew Well it's obvious so he shouldn't have to, tragedies are pandered into trying to manipulate the masses into agreeing with something that those in power want. I guess he could be a more conspiracy driven person who thinks this sort of stuff is orchestrated, but most likely he's simply referencing the horrible manipulation and usage of things like this.
Yea nobody cares or is held accountable this is why criminals do whatever they want because they can
@Adam Bomb why don't you say it?
We all know what is going on here and nobody will say it.
This is standard procedure Primary goal is to protect the narrative. If it wasn't so tragic they'd just downplay it all. I've seen that firsthand.
Poor kids, I can’t imagine the fear they must have had, and of course the ones that died. It’s hard to even imagine what there going through
Lives taken too soon! This is heartbreaking to even imagine the pain to endure just in hearing the news! Condolences to the families of the children and teachers killed in this horrific tragedy! For The politicians they need to stop with all the talk and do their jobs! Enough is enough!
I’m happy to hear that there are grief counselors, but I honestly think that the trauma is so raw that asking these children questions or even speaking words of comfort can trigger the horrific traumatic emotions which can cause a negative effect. They need someone they trust; a mother, father the closest family member to just hold them tight. Trust is important right now. These children have just lost every sense of security. May God cover them with his protective arms. ❤️🙏🥲
@Sunshine Just in this month...you have lost more than 100 people due to mass shootings. I say western society because you became world leaders and this is what you have turned your society into;. Yes world is imperfect but it is not a bizarre place to live like you are making it right. The show has just started in USA, It will follow soon in Canada, Sweden, Switzerland and much more since you fail to understand its cause.
@Sunshine comfort doesn't bring closure and healing though. Comfort is fine in the immediate, but these kids will need counselling of some kind, else we are failing them.
@Silviano Silviano. That's a giving for the school to ask for grief counselors. But you and I know, children at such a young age. Will need the comfort of their parents, aunts, uncles, grandparents. Family in general, will offer comfort. That no grief counselor can give. In such a traggic moment, children will most likely not feel comfortable with strangers. But I will add grief counselors can be beneficial. 💯
“I’m upset that I didn’t graduate. So I’m going to make sure that others never get the chance to.” What a monster. I cannot imagine what these families are feeling.
The pain from losing innocence to gun violence is beyond words my daughters father was gunned down last summer for doing nothing but standing in a driveway you have more questions then answers and a empty void that will never be filled, losing a child to it... god bless every soul that was lost 🙏 The anger and frustration is directed completely on the shooter but as a parent, my issue if my child went to that school not including the victims parents they have enough they're dealing with but every single parent of the rest of the student body needs to ralley up and get down to the district building and get answers for why this murderer was able to enter the school period Every parent to a young child knows how schools have a safety system to where an adult even during the beginning of the day to the end cannot just walk up and enter any building, i lived in 3 states including texas that followed the same system from elementary to high school, especially school hours every door locked and one way in and you have to buzz a video intercom to be let in, forget the sympathy speechs and we need to change gun law speeches that do nothing, why are we not concerned about how he was able to access those angels in the first place and hold the school and district responsible for not protecting these kids, this is the world we live in now unfortunately so every school throughout the nation from small towns to large cities should have a safety system for an active shooter period there are monsters in this world and we parents trust schools to protect our babies like we do every second of everyday from them, theres no excuse for negligence
I don’t know why there isn’t a police office at every school since the first school shooting, and while some are trying to defund the police, we need them to protect our precious children . 💔🙏
RIP to all the lost children and any victims involved!! My sincere condolences go out to everyone 🙌❤️
This is so heartbreaking, I cried watching this. My deepest condolences to those families who have lost their loved ones in this tragedy.
Dropping off my child to school today was absolutely heartbreaking and full of worry. Having to explain to my 6 year old what to do in a case like this is sickening. My heart goes to all the innocent victims of this atrocious act of violence. Gun control now!!!
I fully understand how you feel and my child is 14. Thanking God everyday that she has made this far.
This breaks my heart. I’m a school teacher. But, guns don’t kill, people do.
gun control wont work, u think that criminals gonna give up their guns that easily? i understand what u mean but more extensive measures need to be implemented than gun control
They were babies. What was an adult doing in an elementary school?! This is so heartbreaking 💔💔💔
@Fernando Erives What? Most Texas schools have resource officers on campus, usually a few. Literally had multiple officers that I knew on every campus I went to growing up, most of the student body knew and were friends with them.
Why were the police in the school before the actual shooting.........
THANK YOU for not naming or showing a picture of the shooter! May God comfort these families and this community.
My kids are 8 and 9 . 2 and 3rd grader .. I can’t even imagine the heartbreak these parents and families are going through… May all of them Rest In Peace 🕊🤍 Things like these should never happen .. especially to such young souls. I hope the survivors, that they get the right help along the way , this is traumatizing for kids and adults 🥺
@ChunChunMaru it's not the guns. It's the PEOPLE. Everyone feels like they've been victimized some way or another.
Your words are right on spot the devastation the families must be feeling my little girl is 7yrs old 2nd grade as well and like you I couldn’t imagine never should we ever have to worry about our kids safety by sending them to school to be educated I cry for these babies and didn’t even know them it’s just so wrong and hurtful to know their lives were stolen from them may they all RIP sleep peacefully like the angels they are.💔
Take them out of public schools if you are worried
Makes you wonder if gun violence in america has gotten out of hand.
My deepest condolences go out to the families and friends. The innocent children who had to witness their school friends and loving teacher's being killed, my heart goes out to them. Innocence robbed and the Angels, gone too soon. May they rest in love and peace.
Im glad my school had a moment of silence to honor these victims as a high schooler with siblings in elementary these situations make me worry if i will see my siblings again. One day i could lose them. I'm so sorry to all of these families i can't say i know their pain but i can only imagine. Sending much love to the victims families. 🥺💕
This is such sad situation! I cannot even imagine what these parents are going through. R.I.P. to the families, the little kids that lost their lives, and the struggles they are going to have to go through in the future with a loss of their kids! So heartbreaking!
My heart goes out to all the families that have loss your precious little ones and also to the families of the two teachers who's lives that were loss also and I know just giving my sympathy to the families are not enough but justice has been served, this sick young man is dead and I know that the hole in your heart will never heal but may GOD bless each and every one of you.
There is no valid reason for this young man to take these innocent children and the teacher's life. The teacher was there for 17 years which meant she knew the killer from his childhood. How could he have the courage to do all this. My thoughts and prayers are with the families who have now suffered such senseless loss and those who are still not identified. This is now a common occurrence that needs to stop. May the souls of the dearly departed rest in peace 💔
I feel like courage is the wrong word to describe a person how stole their lives out of impulse
Turns out it was not one, but several adults killed also.
I wouldn't call this "courage".
My heart and love go out to the victims of this tragedy. It's also baffling how Americans turn to politics and religion when commenting on this horrible situation. Human nature/mind is such a wild entity. Love and light to you all.
These poor children 😢 can’t imagine how scared their last moments of life were💔💔
These poor children 😢 can’t imagine how scared their last moments of life were💔💔
This is just heart wrenching! My heart felt , sincere condolences to alll family , and loved ones who have suffered loss in this , terrible senceless act.. May they all RIP! Heartbreaking !!!! 💐
when I heard and saw this my heart dropped. we need to come together as a country and start making children feel important and make know there is always help if needed. God bless you Rob Elementary 🙏
Breaks my heart 💔, God be with them all ❤️ hug your kids, tell them you love them! Life changes in seconds!
I woke up this morning and as I was driving i just bust out in tears and just wanted to know why ? Like how could someone do something so sick . All I could think about is my kids . My heart is so heavy 💔 😞 God please wrap your arms around these families..we all need you right now and always 🙏🏾🙏🏾
what kinda person can just take away those innocent ones… I just can’t get over this.. as a mom of three, my heart goes out for those parents…
I started crying so hard. I'm not a parent but my heart breaks .I can't image the parents pain. My heart hurts so much.
@Penny Do you have any idea why the woman in the thumbnail has on sandals
@HEX C0NN there were law enforcement officials on scene and exchanging gunfire before he even entered the school, you absolute ghoul. He had body armor on, he had already been shot at multiple times by police who train long and hard to hit their target, it didn’t make a difference. 19 kids and 2 teachers are dead now. Teachers having guns wouldn’t have stopped him.
*….I don’t even want to imagine what went through his head- there’s been so many highschool shootings and I was a bit surprised that he didn’t go to his highschool and do it but instead chose an elementary school…. Either way it’s so horrible and absolutely devastating*
@hailey you need to figure out what he was thinking
@Jesus Lover ur comment isn’t making much sense?
He would get taken down easily or everyone else is faster than him
Well you need to how else do you expect to fix these problems
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How can we ever begin to heal when these mass shootings are happening almost every day??? my heart breaks for the parents that lost children & to the parents that did not know if their children were alive or not !!! We also have to get the children who survived trauma therapy along with teachers & all first responders 😢😢😢💔💔💔
"and unfortunately the rest is history" Never have I ever had that sentence impact that hard. My heart breaks not just for the victims, but their families, and for those who had to live through this.
"and unfortunately the rest is history" Never have I ever had that sentence impact that hard. My heart breaks not just for the victims, but their families, and for those who had to live through this.
Дорогие родители потерявшие своих любимых детей,обнимаю вас и плачу с вами….мира всем и будем ценить каждый наш день с нашими родными и любимыми,потому что жизнь так не предсказуема…
@Ashley Я тоже не русская и не американка, но душа болит за невинные жизни, отобранные у несчастных убитых горем родителей! Надо всем вместе объединяться и бороться против распространения оружия. Должен ведь быть выход у людей положить конец этим бесконечным страданиям! Также надо призвать глав стран положить конец поставкам оружия в другие страны! От этого оружия погибают невинные жители! Приношу глубокие соболезнования родителям детей, убитых в техасской школе! 🙏🙏🙏🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊
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@Collins O'Connor nope
It’s painful to listen to John Mone speak, aside from that this is a truly heartbreaking story.
My prayers and heart go out to all those would lost some they love and cherish in this horrible ordeal and to those who are no longer with us may they Rest In Peace.
We weep with those who weep today. When I first heard about this, I felt, “O No, Not another mass shooting again, and more misery in our country.” Lord, how wickedness and evil has infected our nation. The lives of young children snuffed out, those little faces, just kids. What troubles me also is the hypocrisy and the superficial indignation of pro-abortion politicians who have no problem with the slaughter of unborn children in the womb, including late term and after. Lord, how long? Hear our prayers, O Lord.
How dare you bring up your personal anti-abortion agenda here!!! A fetus is a cluster of cells; it is not a little person who was born and is now doing what kids should be able to do without the risk that they may get gunned down. They have that right in other countries, but not here. Here, the GOP & NRA decided guns are an essential household item & it's normal to carry them around like an additional limb. An object made solely to kill has more value than human life; let that sink in.
Prayers go out to all of the victims and family members this is devastating!s sick world we live in
These poor children as a mom of 3 I can't imagine what these families are going threw 💔 my heart and prayers are with them
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Oh my Lord this is really sad 😭 why ? My heart pains can you imagine the children very devastated my heart goes out to all families who lost their loved ones and the school family God have mercy on us all 🙏😭😭😭😭
It saddens and heartbreaking to hear what had happened to this school. Condolences to the family. Every school in the United States of America should have authorities on standby at all times.
My heart breaks for all of you. I was a school resource officer for 13 years and this was what I feared most. God bless you all.
"The first question is always why?" A nice big paycheck and protection by the DNC.
Fear of every parent. My heart goes out to everyone affected by this tragic incident.
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Westeren society keeps on raising animalistic behavior rather than teaching them to be humans. I have seen parents here and kids howling like they are being trained to be wolves and whatnot! Society gets it what it deserves in one form or another.
I’m an uncle and the pain will be very much equivalent
I wish it effected everyone cause maybe it would stop.
As a mom of 2 kids I am in deep pain as to how these families are going to cope with this tragedy. May God give them all the strength and protect them 🙏
This is beyond nightmare. Imagine the trauma and the pain that the loved ones are going through right now. Pls. put cops on patrol in every school. Even if they patrol less in neighborhoods, stolen items can still be bought, but lives of these innocent children.. nothing can replace them. 😭