TX School Gunman Killed Hero Girl as She Tried to Dial 911, Killed 19 4th-Graders All in Same Classroom
As death stared Amerie Jo Garza in the face Tuesday, the 10-year-old tried to call for help — and became one of 19 children in her fourth-grade class to die. All of the children killed in Tuesday’s attack were in the…
As Death stared Amerie Jo Garza in the face Tuesday, the 10-year-old tried to call for help — and became one of 19 Children in her fourth-grade class to die.
All of the Children killed in Tuesday’s attack were in the same fourth-grade class at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, authorities said, according to The Associated Press.
The shooter, 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, was killed in a gun battle after law enforcement broke into the classroom.
In an interview with The Daily Beast, Berlina Irene Arreola, Amerie’s grandmother, said Ramos told the class, “You’re going to die.”
The girl acted, according to her grandmother.
“And she had her phone and she called 911. And instead of grabbing it and breaking it or taking it from her, he shot her. She was sitting right next to her best friend. Her best friend was covered in her blood,” Arreola said, relaying what she said she had been told by authorities and survivors of the