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Children because the process here -- this is a small town of 16,000 people. they called in a medical examiner. they do not have their own medical examiner or coroner. they called in one from san antonio, about -- away. its been a long time to get to this. and they are trying to get closure. there are no chances of closure before there are burials. then, this confusion coming from the police is adding to it. we dont know with the story was a no one is disparaging the bravery of the police who wer...

The quaint town square turned into a memorial. >> i just cant. i have no more tears after crying all day yesterday. i cant. >> reporter: with crosses bearing the names of every victim. how are you doing? >> heartbroken. >> especially the parents. >> yeah, the parents, its like, oh, my gosh. >> reporter: emotions are high at the nearby mexican restaurant, a local staple for a town that is overwhelming the hispanic. delia martinez was born and raised here. she attended robb elementary. >> we are l...

Crosses. if you look at the crosses, you see messages, daddy is missing you, mom loves you. there are parents robbed of their children, but also children robbed of their patients. joe and irma married 24 years, but high school sweethearts before that. a love affair 30 plus years. the nephew of joe said he suffered a heart attack, connected to grief. >> reporter: irma garcia lost her life tuesday thrusting herself between a mass shooter and her fourth grade students. now her family facing even mo...

An hour before going in. i spoke to a fourth grade boy, and he told me, i thought it was one classroom. he said the gunman shot through the window, the narrow window that ever classroom has. injuring the teacher and a classmate. he said prior to that, they locked the door. kids got behind desks and tables as best they could. i asked how long before he knew he was safe? he said it wasnt until men in camouflage broke windows from outside and they were able to climb outside the school. he was visit...

>> and i hope you know that so many of us, not just us who are here with you right now in your yard, but around this country and around the world are thinking of you. does that give you strength? >> it helps. >> it helps. >> it helps to know that so many people care. >> yes. >> reporter: a makeshift memorial has been set up in downtown uvalde. uvalde is a small city, only about 16,000 people, surrounding county has 26,000 people, but so many people are coming here to pay their respects partly be...

Over. they tried to have chest compressions to see if they could bring him back. it didnt work. he died. so now, behind me, you have 21 of those crosses, memorials. thats ms. garcias memorial there, her cross. and you have a second family member, after everything theyve been through. she gave her life trying to protect students by shielding them with her body. now her husband, the love of her life, also passed away. i will leave you with this, however. there is a gofundme account that has been s...

Street. my family lives not even directly behind the school its my home. >> for many members of the community, the pain is overwhelming. like this grandmother overcome with emotions. the words are etched on the cross of one of the victims. she wrote, i will love you, my beautiful granddhauts. >> only god can bring you indefinitely. god will heal uvalde. >> there are so many other messages on these crosses. should the fabric of this community as well, theyre both in english and in spanish. this c...

Classroom. the indianat town square turned into a memorial. >> i just cant. no more tears after crying all day yesterday, i cant. >> reporter: with crosses bearing the names of every victim. how are you doing? >> heard broken. >> especially the parents. >> the parents, oh my gosh. >> reporter: emotions are high at the nearby mexican restaurant. a local staple for a town that is overwhelmingly hispanic. he was born and raised here. she attended rahn elementary. >> we are like a big family here. w...

At the shooting was horrible, but im excited to be here. now, directly across the street from the convention center, i want to take you to the protest. as you mentioned, its just getting started and people are starting to arrive but theyre carrying crosses with pictures of the victims with pictures of the children that were killed in uvalde and so we are expecting more people gathered here later on this afternoon and among them beta orourke, the gubernatorial candidate here in texas and so more ...

As being very sweet. 11-year-old lila salisar who loved to have fun and dance and film tiktok videos. one of her last tiktok videos was on mothers day, but not just for her mother, for all mothers. take a listen. >> hey, guys. today is mothers day, okay, and if you havent said happy mothers day to your mom, what are you doing? go say it right now. and i just wanted to wish all the moms out there happy mothers day, even though youre not my mom, and i also want to say i hope all the moms out there...