Bakers from across the country team up to bake cookies for the Uvalde community
The bakers sent cookies from as far as Maryland to create curated boxes for the families.
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The bakers sent cookies from as far as Maryland to create curated boxes for the families.
The shooting shattered the small, close-knit community of Uvalde, where about 82% of the citys population is Latino, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The site of the massacre, Robb Elementary school, has an enrollment of just under 600 students and includes second through fourth grades.
Uvalde school shooting survivor Miah Cerrillo, 11, recounted to Congress on Wednesday the horror of the massacre where she covered herself in blood to trick the shooter into thinking she was dead.
While some say showing what high-caliber bullets do to children's bodies could spur change, others warn that it risks traumatizing viewers—and re-traumatizing victims and their loved ones.
One of the first people shot at by the gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas, is now trying to comfort the community. Gilbert Limones and a coworker at a funeral home both came under fire as they were across the street from Robb Elementary School last month. Neither was injured, and Limones preached about the horror on Sunday at the small church where he serves as pastor. He says Satan brought confusion and hurt, but the believers have a defense in their faith. While townspeople are hurting badly right now and seeking answers, Limones says they need to come together a...