Kimberly Rubio, Lexi Rubio, Felix Rubio.Photo: facebook
New details about Tuesday’s tragic and senselesskilling of 19 children and two teachersat Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas are coming to light.
During anews conferencewith officials on Wednesday, Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott confirmed one of the young children who was killed in the massacre was the daughter of a sheriff’s deputy.
“One deputy sheriff lost a daughter in that school,” Abbott told reporters.
Alexandria “Lexi” Rubio, the 10-year-old daughter of Felix Rubio, a deputy with the Uvalde County Sheriff’s Office who responded to the shooting, died on Tuesday.
Felix and his wife, Kimberly,told CNNWednesday that they were proud of their daughter, who loved playing basketball and softball, and had dreams of becoming a lawyer when she grew up.
Lexi Rubio.Facebook
On Tuesday, Lexi’s parents attended an honor roll ceremony with her, celebrating her academic achievements. About 30 minutes after they left the school, the gunman opened fire.
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In addition to the 21 lives lost on Tuesday, 17 others sustained injuries. The attack is the second deadliest school shooting since the Sandy Hook Elementary massacre in 2012.
On Tuesday, a handful of first responders, including a police officer, an EMT, and a firefighter,recalled the horrific sceneoutside the school to PEOPLE.
Lexi Rubio.Twitter
“Fathers smashed windows, and physically pulled their kids out of classrooms,” said Ernest “Chip” King, a Uvalde firefighter who was one of the first responders at the scene. “There was a lot of chaos.”
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The gunman who carried out Tuesday’s mass school shooting in Texas, identified as 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, barricaded himself inside an elementary school classroom, officials have said, adding that all of the victims – those dead and injured – were found in that room.
Speaking to CNNthis morning, Lt. Chris Olivarez from the Texas Department of Public Safety said the shooter entered the classroom at around 11:30 a.m., “locked the door, and just started shooting children and the two teachers” inside.
The children killed were in the second, third, and fourth grades, police confirmed.
“Just goes to show you the complete evil from this shooter,” Olivarez said.
Investigators have not discussed a motive for Tuesday’s shooting.
Uvalde is a small city about 85 miles west of San Antonio.
source: people.com
