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Hallway. >> that's an excellent point, pamela. look, this is not a situation where an officer shoots a suspect thinking it was a taser. this is a situation where for those agonizing minutes nothing of substance happened. i was on the phone today with a senior ranger who actually made the scene and was there for 14 hours, who said, look, in the 22 years since columbine, law enforcement knows in dealing with an active shooter, there is one play to make. that is to attract fire, even if it means you take the slug and take the shooter out asap. that didn't happen in this case. it's going up to the...

Scared, it's okay. he hasn't really stepped foot into his room since the incident. i am working on getting him, you know, counseling and it will be long term, because i know it's something that affects him. he does have a lot of night terrors. he goes talking, screaming, crying to sleep. i'll ask him, do you remember, like, you know, what you were saying yesterday? he's like, no, no. >> you don't remember any of that? >> no. >> so sad. cnn's lucy kavanaugh joins us from the memorial at town square. so many families are suffering with trauma and heart break. how does the community respond to th...

10 and 11-year-olds losing their lives. a lot of people are no older than some of those students. we've seen a lot of tears. a lot of stuffed animals, candles left. there are also crosses surrounding this fountain. we are in front of a church. the crosses have the photos of each of the victims. people again paying their respects, writing science. one of the signs we saw says choose hope over fear. and that is one message that folks here are taking away. pamela. >> all right. signs in uvalde, texas, thank you both. we are also learning that the justice department will conduct a formal review ...

. how can we prevent more mass shootings? that is the key question right now. the number in the united states is rising dramatically. in 2016, there were 382 mass shootings, according to independent data and research group gun violence archive. in 2020, the number was 610. in 2021, it was 692. in 2022, it is already 214. meanwhile, a number of states, including texas, have made their gun laws more lenient from allowing people to carry guns on college campuses to places of worship. just last year, texas made it illegal for anyone to carry a handgun in public without a permit or training. gove...

Because i'm scared someone might shoot me. >> president biden and the first lady will be visiting uvalde on sunday to comfort families who lost loved ones and to speak to community leaders. >> again, in just a little bit we're going to hear the story of an 11-year-old girl who saw the worst of it. first, though, cnn's adrienne broaddus with me. you spoke to a young boy who lived through this as well. what did he tell you? >> he is a survivor. he doesn't remember much about that tuesday, but he does recall certain moments. for example, the moment he heard the gunfire. he said his teacher quickl...