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See memorials in Uvalde and across Texas that honor victims of Robb Elementary shooting
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Groups in Uvalde and throughout Texas have created memorials to honor victims who died in the Robb Elementary School shooting on May 24, 2022.
Handmade mosaic mural unveiled in Uvalde honors shooting victims
Megan Butler and Wanda Montemayor, therapists with the Uvalde Love Project, talk about creating the mosaic mural with members of the Uvalde community.
Aaron E Martinez, Austin American-Statesman
Friday marks two years since the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Nineteen students and two teachers were murdered in what the U.S. Justice Department described as top-to-bottom “cascading failures” by law enforcement that combined to make the shooting one of the worst in history.
As the families involved and the community reflect, people find ways to grieve. Many choose to use art.
Over the past two years, groups in Uvalde and throughout Texas have created memorials to honor those victims.
21 Uvalde murals of Robb Elementary victims
Abel Ortiz Acosta, a resident and educator in Uvalde, collaborated with Monica Maldonado, the founder of the Austin-based nonprofit MAS Cultura, to organize a three-month project incorporating storytelling into artwork. Together, they created 21 murals for the Healing Uvalde project, each commemorating a victim of the Robb Elementary shooting by telling their story.
“We know that art heals,” Maldonado told the Austin American-Statesman, part of the USA TODAY Network. “We wanted to use that to help this community heal but also show solidarity and be in unity with Uvalde. There is no doubt in my mind that this is part of their healing journey, and for many families we hope this lets them know that their kids and teachers matter and they won’t be forgotten.”
(Click menu icon at top left of map to see full list of murals)
Crosses memorialize victims of Uvalde school shooting
Shortly after the May 2022 shooting, makeshift memorials were placed at Uvalde’s town square and Robb Elementary School.
At the school are 22 crosses for each of the victims and Joe Garcia, the husband of slain teacher Irma Garcia, who died of a heart attack shortly after the shooting.
Crosses with messages, photos, flowers and other keepsakes still sit around the fountain at the town square.
Uvalde Love Project creates hand-crafted mosaic mural
The Uvalde Love Project was founded by Austin art therapist Wanda Montemayor, fellow Austin art therapists and teachers from Uvalde. The project was designed to bring the healing community closer together after the tragedy, in what Montemayor and her team hoped would aid in the grieving process. Thousands of volunteers contributed handmade tiles to the project.
“That personal connection and that feeling of safety is where the healing begins, and it’s the collectiveness,” Montemayor told the American-Statesman. “It’s not that ‘I’m alone in these feelings.’ It’s like ‘I’m with you and you and you, and we’re on the same feeling together’… not being alone in your head with these feelings.”
21 benches made for victims of Robb Elementary School shooting
Georgia native Sean Peacock went through his own personal tragedies and found a way to grieve his loss after losing his sister. To honor the children who were killed in Uvalde, Peacock carved butterfly-shaped benches for the families of the victims, each featuring a child’s image.
According to 41NBC/WMGT, Peacock took a U-Haul to Texas to hand deliver the benches to families.
A memorial built for Uvalde more than 200 miles away
In Riviera, Texas, Lupe Aguilar — a pastor of Community Baptist Church — built a wall dedicated to the victims of Uvalde. Aguilar has no formal connection to Uvalde.
“It can happen in any community,” Aguilar told KENS 5. “In my mind, in my heart, I had a feeling something needed to be done. Something needed to be built for the children, in memory of the children in Uvalde and their parents.”
Contributing: Hannah Ortega
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2 dead, multiple injured in shooting at Texas Juneteenth celebration: police
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ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — Two people are dead and multiple others were injured after a shooting at a Juneteenth celebration in Texas.
Police in Round Rock, a city located less than 20 miles north of Austin, said the shooting began just before 11 p.m. at Old Settlers Park after a fight between two groups who were at the Juneteenth event.
“The unfortunate part is that we had innocent victims as a result of this reckless actions of certain subjects,” Police Chief Allen Banks said during a media briefing. “We’re here to celebrate Juneteenth and the unfortunate part is these folks could care less about someone’s life and take someone’s life and on a day we’re here to celebrate community.”
Banks shared that officers and members of the Round Rock Fire Department who were there immediately tried to help the victims of the shooting. Austin-Travis County EMS medics also responded to the incident and said four adults and two kids had potentially serious injuries.
Two people were pronounced dead at the scene. Their ages and identities have not yet been released.
Those injured, who were not part of the fight, were taken to area hospitals.
“My thoughts and my prayers go out to the victims,” said Banks. “My condolences go out to the families of the deceased.”
Watch the briefing from RRPD Chief Allen Banks:
No additional details were immediately available. Banks said police believe the suspects fled the scene but that there is no threat to the public.
Anyone with video or information about the incident is asked to reach out to the Round Rock Police Department at 512-218-5500.
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Texas mass shooting as multiple people hit at Juneteenth event
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At least six people have been injured in a shooting during a Juneteenth festival in Texas, according to authorities.
Round Rock Police said officers were investigating a shooting that took place at Old Settlers Park on Saturday night. “This is an active scene, and the investigation is ongoing. Please avoid the area,” the department wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
Austin-Travis County EMS wrote that it responded to “a mutual aid request for a reported shooting involving multiple patients.”
Medics transported four adults and two children to local hospitals, “all with potentially serious injuries,” the department wrote on X.
Videos posted on social media showed a huge police presence at the scene after the shooting. One clip reportedly shows police officers surrounding a possible suspect.
Police said they have no suspects in custody, CBS Austin reported.
Newsweek has contacted the Round Rock Police Department for comment via social media.
🚨#BREAKING: Numerous people have been shot and injured with fatalities in a mass shooting during at a Juneteenth festival — R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) June 16, 2024
⁰📌#Roundrock | #Texas
⁰Currently numerous Law enforcement along with emergency personnel are on the scene in old settlers park located in round rock… pic.twitter.com/P0Vb6WNIoN
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Texas voters cast ballots in runoff election
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Voters went to the polls Saturday to make their final selections in 11 races that required runoffs after the May 4 local elections.
Most of the races were for city council seats in suburban communities around Dallas-Fort Worth. In Dallas County, the only races were for Irving City Council District 4 and Lewisville City Council, Place 2. You can see full results at dallasnews.com/election-results/.
Most of the attention on May 4 was on Dallas’ $1.25 billion bond program that overwhelmingly passed on a day that saw low voter turnout in the city. Turnout on Saturday was expected to be light, as well.
Among the races on the ballot: Two city council races in Allen, and single council races in Euless, North Richland Hills, Kennedale, Anna, Midlothian, Fate, Irving and Lewisville. Also being decided was a seat on the Ellis Appraisal District board of directors.
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