San Diego native’s 9-year-old cousin wounded in Texas school shooting

SAN DIEGO — Amongst these killed within the Uvalde, Texas college taking pictures, 17 extra have been wounded and nonetheless recovering.  

One of many survivors of the tragedy, 9-year-old Kendall Olivarez, was shot on her left shoulder and hit by bullet fragments in her proper leg and tailbone.

Kendall was taken to the College Hospital in San Antonio, the place she has had two surgical procedures and is scheduled to have her third this weekend.

“She is truthfully actually unhappy, the household is doing loads of processing. It’s been a very robust, horrible few days,” stated Melissa Abeyta, Olivarez’s cousin.

Abeyta grew up in San Diego, is a San Diego State College alum and not too long ago moved to Texas to be an assistant professor at College of Texas Rio Grande Valley. 

Abeyta shall be visiting Olivarez in San Antonio this weekend and is gathering get-well messages for her. She’s already obtained playing cards from her daughter’s fourth grade classroom.  

“Hopefully one thing to cheer her up, and let her know she just isn’t alone and has lots of people who’re rooting for her and wishing her a effectively restoration,” Abeyta stated.

The household has additionally arrange a GoFundMe to assist together with her lengthy street to restoration.

“That is actually going to have an effect on them and they will need to proceed to go to San Antonio for follow-up appointments. That is going to be long-lasting for some time,” Abeyta stated.

If you need to ship Kendall a get-well message, you possibly can add it right here. Abeyta will share the messages with Kendall this weekend.