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The Mother Who Wants Politicians to See Photos of Her Child's Bullet-Riddled Body thetrace.org/2015/10/gunsho…

Our hearts break at the news of another mass shooting, this time involving children. Our thoughts are with those impacted by the event which is a tragic reminder of why we need lawmakers to implement gun violence prevention policies we know will reduce this senseless loss of life

This is one of the 22 victims in today’s school shooting. Xavier Lopez was just 10 years old and in 4th grade. According to his cousin, Xavier’s mom was at his awards ceremony 1-2 hours prior to the shooting, not knowing it would be the last time she’d see him.

@tedcruz Raise your hand if you are SICK & TIRED of this THING with his copy and paste lifting up prayers.

@tedcruz Fervently huh? I’m sure that the dead kids and teachers give a crap. Why not try doing something about it instead of obstructing having something done about it.

Sen. Chris Murphy delivers remarks on Uvalde, Texas elementary school shooting: “What are we doing? What are we doing?…This only happens in this country and nowhere else. Nowhere else do little kids go to school thinking that they might be shot that day." abcn.ws/3sVDH2F

Children should be safe at school. - Columbine - Sandy Hook - Santa Fe - Parkland - Oxford - #Uvalde We must turn our heartbreak and devastation into action. #EndGunViolence #ProtectOurKids

who knows that their child has not survived because the parent hasn't been reunited with their child. Only this parent can tell -- by look, by the way a parent knows -- which body is his or her child's. And that is what is happening. "Shooting" sounds too benign. 3/3

out who is this child compared to who is that child by figuring out which parents are left without reuniting with their child. And then that child -- maybe unrecognizable, without identification -- has to be identified by a parent. 2/

I think it is important to be detailed because to say this was a "shooting" is sanitary. Children that young were killed by a weapon that shatters. Young kids would not have identification; they may not be recognizable. There are so many of them. Authorities are figuring 1/

The agonized screams of family members are audible from the parking lot

My dad called me saying one of the victims in the hospital is my cousin. She’s in critical condition, he says. He was born and raised in Uvalde. He said everyone knows everyone there, adding how his over 15 aunts and uncles are all feeling so devastated right now.

Update: 19 children, 2 adults killed in Uvalde school shooting statesman.com/story/news/202…

A Chaplin just walked out tonight and told us that he has given 12 families the bad news they were not expecting today. There are still several other families still waiting here to hear about their child.

Many families are still waiting for news, hoping to be told that their child is in the hospital, either in Uvalde or San Antonio. The alternative is their worst nightmare.

I’m reporting in #Uvalde TX at the civic center which is being used as a reunification site for families impacted by the mass shooting at Robb Elementary. I spoke to one man who says he’s been waiting for news about his niece for hours. Heart is so heavy. @statesman

Don’t look away.