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Listen In, Lubbock: Tragedy and outrage in Uvalde

A memorial outside of Robb Elementary School in Uvalde where a shooter killed 19 students and two faculty members on May 24.
Patricia Lim
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KUT
A memorial outside of Robb Elementary School in Uvalde where a shooter killed 19 students and two faculty members on Tuesday.

Nineteen elementary school kids and two of their teachers were killed in a shooting that lasted over an hour. We’re all still trying to process what happened in Uvalde - and the many unanswered questions that remain.

Texas reporters will continue to ask those questions. Texas Public Radio’s Bri Kirkham and The Texas Newsroom’s Sergio Martínez-Beltrán have covered this story since the news broke. They tell us about what they've seen in the town thrust into the national spotlight.

Guests:

Bri Kirkham, Texas Public Radio

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, The Texas Newsroom

Helpful links:

DPS: 19 students, 2 adults dead in Uvalde grade school shooting from Texas Public Radio

Beto O'Rourke interrupts Uvalde school shooting news conference, tells Gov. Abbott 'this is on you' from The Texas Newsroom

Uvalde gathers in tears and prayers to mourn victims of school shooting from Texas Public Radio

'As soon as I heard that I went crazy': Parent remembers waiting outside school as kids were killed from Texas Public Radio

The Uvalde shooting reveals Texas’ deep political divide on guns. Will there be any change? from The Texas Newsroom

Gov. Abbott says he's 'livid' after providing wrong information on Uvalde shooting from The Texas Newsroom

18-year-olds can buy an AR-15-style rifle in Texas. Now some Uvalde residents want the legal age raised. from The Texas Newsroom

What does mental health first aid look like in Uvalde? from Texas Public Radio

The Texas House kicks off its Uvalde shooting investigation this week. Not much will be public. from The Texas Newsroom

Sarah Self-Walbrick is the news director at Texas Tech Public Media, where she leads the news team and focuses on underreported stories in Lubbock. Sarah is a Lubbock native and a three-time graduate of Texas Tech University. She started her career at the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal.
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