Official: Uvalde Gunman Wasn’t Confronted By A School Resource Officer

Anderson Cooper 360

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🗓️ 27 May 2022

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Officials say the 18-year-old gunman wasn’t confronted by a school resource officer outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, contradicting earlier information. It’s believed the shooter entered through an unlocked door, killing 19 children and two teachers. One of those teachers who died was Eva Mireles, who leaves behind a husband, daughter and an entire community who adored her. Juan Maldonado is a close family friend and considered Eva a sister. He tells Anderson Cooper how loved she was by her family, friends and students. Plus, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says he’s directed Texas Sen. John Cornyn to engage with Democrats on a “bipartisan solution” on gun violence. David Hogg survived the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida where 14 of his classmates and three staff members were killed and he’s the co-founder of March for Our Lives. He joins AC360 to explain why he thinks “this time is going to be different” when it comes to getting gun legislature passed. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Good evening, 21 crosses stand in front of Rob Elementary School tonight.
0:03.9	19 for the boys and girls killed there on Tuesday.
0:07.0	Two for their teachers.
0:08.4	Eva Morellis and Ramagracio, who died trying to protect them.
0:12.3	We learned much more today about how this tragedy unfolded.
0:16.5	I love this!
0:21.6	That said, we still don't have what we don't have as a full picture of why the response
0:25.5	seemed to take so long that a number of English parents on the scene were reduced to
0:29.4	begging police to take action while others demanded they be allowed to go in themselves
0:34.0	to rescue their children.
0:35.9	Also as of earlier today, the bodies of all 19 kids have all been released to funeral
0:39.8	homes and we learn more of their names.
0:42.6	So we want to start tonight by telling you a little bit about them.
0:45.9	Eliana Garcia, who's known as Ellie, was about to turn 10.
0:49.8	She loved basketball, cheerleading in the movie and canto, according to her grandparents,
0:53.9	to say that she dreamed one day of becoming a teacher herself.
0:57.8	Anna Belguadalupe Rodriguez was 10 years old and on the honor roll, her family says she
1:02.3	was in the same classroom as her cousin Jacqueline Jalen Casares.
1:07.0	Jacqueline had just celebrated her first communion and was 10 years old as well.
1:11.6	The father, who was one of the parents, who wanted to try to get into the schools as it
1:15.5	comforts him to think she would have been someone to help her friends in need.
1:20.7	Tess Marie-Mata also 10 had been saving up her trip to Disney World.
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