President Biden told a local Texas official he wants to demolish Robb Elementary School, where a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers in the deadliest shooting since 20 children and 6 adults were killed at Sandy Elementary School. Connecticut Hook in 2012.
Democratic state senator Roland Gutierrez, who represents Uvalde, told local television KSAT 12 in an interview that Biden told him “we will demolish this school and build a new one.”
Biden and First Lady Jill Biden visited a memorial for students and teachers killed at Robb Elementary School on Sunday and then attended a Mass at Sacred Heart Catholic Church before meeting with survivors and families. of the victims.
Gutierrez welcomed the president and first lady when they arrived in San Antonio on Sunday morning aboard Air Force One.
The state senator said Biden pledged to support the community, saying “I’m not leaving” and “I’ll take your resources.”
Gutierrez told KSAT 12 that he plans to move a field office to Uvalde to better serve his constituents.
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The Justice Department announced Sunday that it would investigate the police response to the shooting after it was reported that local police officers waited to confront the shooter for more than an hour while the children were trapped in a classroom with the ‘killer.
The mayor of Uvalde, Don McLaughlin, requested the investigation.
Gutierrez told CNN’s Dana Bash that a girl who was shot in the back probably died of blood while police waited outside, and could have lived if first aid had arrived earlier.