Girls hug one another Wednesday after a prayer vigil in Uvalde in honor of the victims of Tuesday's mass shooting at Robb Elementary School. Credit: Nick Wagner / San Antonio Report
On Tuesday afternoon, word came that the unthinkable had happened: A school shooting was unfolding in the town of Uvalde, just 80 miles west of Main Plaza in San Antonio’s city center. By the time it was over, an 18-year-old shooter had taken the lives of 19 children and two of their teachers.
In the days that followed, San Antonio Report photojournalists Nick Wagner and Bria Woods documented the tragedy, its fallout and the efforts of two communities to understand the unthinkable and to grieve.
A law enforcement official walks outside of Uvalde’s Robb Elementary School on Wednesday, one day after an 18-year-old gunman opened fire at the school, killing 19 children. Credit: Nick Wagner / San Antonio ReportVeronica Garcia of Del Rio donates blood Wednesday in Uvalde. Credit: Nick Wagner / San Antonio ReportA man pets a therapy dog Wednesday at a prayer vigil for the victims of the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde. Credit: Nick Wagner / San Antonio ReportA woman cries Wednesday during Wednesday’s prayer vigil in Uvalde. Credit: Nick Wagner / San Antonio ReportU.S. Sen. Ted Cruz comforts Uvalde County Sheriff Ruben Nolasco during the prayer vigil Wednesday in Uvalde. Credit: Nick Wagner / San Antonio ReportParticipants in a vigil in San Antonio’s Main Plaza, including faith leaders and city officials, face west toward Uvalde on Wednesday. Bells at San Fernando Cathedral rang once for each of the 21 victims of Tuesday’s shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, with one minute of silence between each toll. Credit: Bria Woods / San Antonio ReportFrom left, Councilmen Manny Pelaez (D8) and Mario Bravo (D1) hold carnations during Wednesday’s vigil in Main Plaza.. Credit: Bria Woods / San Antonio ReportJohnny Joe Garza shoots baskets Wednesday at his grandparents’ home, down the street from Robb Elementary School in Uvalde. Credit: Nick Wagner / San Antonio ReportBalloons rise into the sky during Wednesday’s vigil in Main Plaza. Credit: Bria Woods / San Antonio ReportA Texas state trooper places flowers outside of Robb Elementary School in Uvalde on Wednesday. Credit: Nick Wagner / San Antonio Report
