This comes more than a year after 19 children and two teachers were shot and killed at Robb Elementary.
UVALDE, Texas — Amerie Jo Garza dreamed of one day becoming an art teacher. But the 10-year-old girl’s dream was destroyed when a gunman entered Robb Elementary, murdering 19 children and two teachers. It took 77 minutes for law enforcement to take down the perpetrator.
Ever since May 24, 2022, Arreola has fought alongside other Robb Elementary shooting victims’ families for change and accountability. At the same time, she’s been closely following the development of a“Because of what happened we’re building a better school and we’re hoping to save more lives that way,” Arreola said. “This school is being built very securely.”
“It could open many doors for these young kids, doctors, lawyers, things that ordinarily they wouldn’t have if it wasn’t for the souls that were lost that day. It’s one of those moments that’s somber but you got to look at it say maybe something positive will come out of it one day,” Rizo said.
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