The small Texas town of Uvalde said goodbye to the first victims of the massacre on Tuesday at an elementary school. Ten-year-old Amerie Jo Garza’s silver casket was carried to the Sacred Heart Catholic Church by six porters in the morning. Ten-year-old Maite Yuleana Rodriguez was also buried on Tuesday.
The shot teacher Irma Garcia (48) and her husband, who probably died of a heart attack due to the tragic circumstances, will be buried on Wednesday, as will ten-year-old Jose Manuel Flores. More funerals will follow in the coming weeks for the 19 children and two teachers who died. The Garcia couple have four children.
Uvalde, the town where 18-year-old Salvador Ramos massacred Robb primary school a week ago, has been mourning for days.
‘Then he’s too young to buy a gun’
On Tuesday, guests at ten-year-old Amerie’s funeral called for tougher gun laws: “Ultimately, if this kid can’t even drink a glass of wine because he’s too young, then he’s too young to buy a gun.” noted Pamela Ellis, who had traveled from Houston to the funeral.
Shortly after his birthday, the 18-year-old gunman bought two assault rifles with which he committed the bloody deed. In Texas, however, alcohol is not legal until the age of 21.
“Wrong decision”
The attacker was eventually killed by police officers. The emergency services needed an explanation because of their late intervention. Texas Public Safety Superintendent Steven McCraw called it a “wrong decision” to wait more than an hour to storm the classroom where the gunman had holed up with children.
132 people died from gunfire in nine days
The massacre has sparked debate over loose US gun laws. According to the Gun Violenc Archive, 132 people were killed and 329 others injured by gunfire in the United States alone between Saturday and Monday night.
Source: Krone
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