4th-grade teacher, 10-year-old boy who was ‘life of the party’ among Texas school shooting victims

UVALDE, Texas — A fourth-grade trainer and youngsters who have been “loving” and “lively” have been amongst these killed in a mass capturing at a Texas elementary college on Tuesday, ABC Information has realized.

At the least 19 kids and two lecturers have been killed after a gunman opened hearth at Robb Elementary College in Uvalde, west of San Antonio, in accordance with the Texas Division of Public Security.

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The alleged gunman — recognized by officers as 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, a pupil at Uvalde Excessive College — is lifeless, authorities stated.

Here is what we all know concerning the victims to this point.

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Jacklyn Jaylen Cazares, 10

Jacinto Cazares, the daddy of 10-year-old capturing sufferer Jacklyn Jaylen Cazares, advised ABC Information that his “little lady” was “lively.”

“She had the most important coronary heart. Jackie was the one that might exit of her means to assist anybody. It offers me some consolation, that she could be the little cracker that might have carried out one thing to assist her classmates in that very scary state of affairs,” he stated.

Cazares advised ABC Information hat he’s holding the college and the police accountable for the bloodbath.

“There was at the least 40 lawmen armed to the enamel however did not do a darn factor [until] it was far to late. The scenario might’ve been over fast if they’d higher tactical coaching, and we as a neighborhood witnessed it firsthand. I am a gun proprietor and I don’t blame the weapons used on this tragedy. I am offended how simple it’s to get one and younger you might be to buy one,” he stated.

Jacklyn’s cousin, 10-year-old Annabelle Rodriguez, was additionally killed within the bloodbath.

Eliahna Garcia

Kin of 10-year-old Eliahna Garcia realized late Tuesday that she was amongst these killed, her aunt, Siria Arizmemdi stated.

“She was very blissful and really outgoing,” Arizmendi, a fifth-grade trainer at Flores Elementary College in the identical college district, stated Wednesday. “She cherished to bounce and play sports activities. She was large into household, loved being with the household.”

Uziyah Garcia, 8

At Uvalde’s civic middle, Manny Renfro realized that his grandson, 8-year-old Uziyah Garcia, was amongst these killed, the advised the Related Press.

“The sweetest little boy that I’ve ever identified,” Renfro stated. “I am not simply saying that as a result of he was my grandkid.”

Renfro stated Uziyah final visited him in San Angelo throughout spring break.

“We began throwing the soccer collectively and I used to be instructing him cross patterns. Such a quick little boy and he might catch a ball so good,” Renfro stated. “There have been sure performs that I’d name that he would keep in mind and he would do it precisely like we practiced.”

Amerie jo Garza, 10

Amerie jo Garza’s father, Angel Garza, advised ABC Information that his daughter simply turned 10 two weeks in the past — her birthday was Could 10. Garza met with U.S. Marshals Tuesday evening, who knowledgeable him that his daughter had been killed within the capturing at her elementary college.

“Thanks everybody for the prayers and assist looking for my child,” Garza wrote in an announcement to ABC Information. “She’s been discovered. My little love is now flying excessive with the angels above. Please do not take a second as a right. Hug your loved ones. Inform them you’re keen on them. I like you Amerie jo. Watch over your child brother for me.”

Xavier Lopez, 10

Fourth-grader Xavier Lopez died in Tuesday’s elementary college capturing, his household confirmed to ABC Information.

In line with his cousin, Xavier’s mother was at his awards ceremony one to 2 hours previous to the capturing, not understanding it could be the final time she would see him.

“When his mother and father had BBQs, he was at all times the lifetime of the occasion … He favored dancing. He at all times cherished doing issues along with his mother. Doing face masks. Doing TikToks. He simply did a TikTok the opposite day together with her,” the kid’s grandmother, Amelia Sandoval, advised ABC Information.

Jayce Carmelo Luevanos, 10

Zeke Luevanos, the cousin of capturing victims Jayce Carmelo Luevanos and Jailah Nicole Silguero, known as the youngsters “angels” who “at all times had a smile on their face.”

“I can not imagine this occurred to our angels, after our grandpa simply handed away two weeks in the past a lot loss in so little time,” Silguero stated.

Eva Mireles, 44

Eva Mireles, a fourth-grade trainer on the elementary college, was killed within the capturing, her aunt, Lydia Martinez Delgado, confirmed to ABC Information. She had been a trainer within the college district for roughly 17 years, Delgado stated.

“I am livid that these shootings proceed. These kids are harmless. Rifles shouldn’t be simply accessible to all,” Delgado stated. “That is my hometown, a small neighborhood of much less then 20,000. I by no means imagined this is able to occur to particularly to family members.”

“All we are able to do is pray arduous for our nation, state, faculties and particularly the households of all,” she stated.

She was remembered as a loving mom and spouse.

“She was adventurous. I’d undoubtedly say these great issues about her. She is certainly going to be very missed,” stated 34-year-old relative Amber Ybarra, of San Antonio.

Mireles posted a letter on the college’s web site in the beginning of the college yr, introducing herself to her new college students.

“Welcome to the 4th grade! We now have a beautiful yr forward of us!” Mireles wrote, noting she had been instructing 17 years, cherished working and climbing, and had a “supportive, enjoyable, and loving household.” She talked about that her husband was a college district police officer, they usually had a grown daughter and three “furry pals.”

Annabelle Rodriguez, 10

Aunt Polly Flores recognized her two nieces Annabelle Rodriguez, 10, and Jacklyn Jaylen Cazares, 10, as college students killed within the Uvalde capturing.

They have been each within the fourth grade and in the identical class at Robb Elementary, she stated.

Jailah Nicole Silguero, 11

Veronica Luevanos, whose 10-year-old daughter, Jaliah Nicole Silguero, was among the many victims, advised Univision in a tearful interview that her daughter didn’t need to go to high school Tuesday and that the lady appeared to sense one thing was going to occur.

Jaliah’s cousin additionally died within the capturing.

Eliahana Cruz Torres

Adolfo Cruz spent greater than 10 hours standing outdoors of Robb Elementary to search out solutions about his granddaughter, Eliahana Cruz Torres.

Late Tuesday evening, he came upon she was killed, Cruz advised ABC Information Wednesday morning.

Rojelio Torres, 10

The mom of 10-year-old Rojelio Torres confirmed to ABC Information her son was killed within the capturing. She stated her boy was a “very sensible and loving little one.”

The Related Press and ABC Owned TV Stations contributed to this report.