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President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden visit a memorial at Robb Elementary School to pay their respects to the victims of the mass shooting, Sunday, May 29, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas.

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Biden visits Uvalde as DOJ announces review of how police responded to the attack

5:33pm May 29, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

As President Biden visited Uvalde on Sunday, federal officials said they would investigate how law enforcement responded to the massacre that left 19 fourth-grade students and two teachers dead.

Celeste Ibarra and her daughter, Aubriella Melchor, who survived the mass shooting on Tuesday, prayed with members of the Journey Riders, Sons of God Motorcycle Club, including Adam Torres (far left) at Murphy USA gas station in Uvalde, Texas.

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Uvalde shooting survivors seek comfort anywhere, including in the arms of bikers

2:22pm May 29, 2022

by Vanessa Romo

Nine-year-old Aubriella Melchor said she narrowly escaped the slaughter because she'd been in the bathroom. At a gas station, Christian bikers joined the girl and her mother to pray.

Romie Perez and Elia Zamarripa at Perez's house. The two are among the many holding impromptu cookouts to make meals for the families of the victims.

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In Uvalde, tragedy and food bring a community together

1:40pm May 29, 2022

by Nurith Aizenman

Two women in Uvalde are spearheading an effort to soothe their community with food. Because Uvalde's resident's lives are so intertwined, everyone knows someone affected by the massacre.

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The Uvalde Leader-News newspaper on Sunday.

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The front pages of Uvalde's local paper capture darkness and the lives lost

12:41pm May 29, 2022

by Rina Torchinsky

The independent paper published the faces of the victims on Sunday in a powerful homage to the 21 lives lost.

People pray during a prayer service as they visit a memorial for the victims of the Robb Elementary School mass shooting in Uvalde on Saturday.

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Voices from Uvalde: How a community mourns and comprehends 21 lives lost

12:17pm May 29, 2022

by NPR Staff

Here's how community members in Uvalde are remembering, processing and reflecting — in their own words.

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Retired pastor Julián Moreno, 80, lost his great-granddaugther during the Robb Elementary School shooting.

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A former pastor grieves the loss of his great-granddaughter in Uvalde

7:56am May 29, 2022

Julián Moreno is the retired pastor of a Baptist church in Uvalde. Members of the congregation gathered to remember his great-granddaugher and another girl who was killed in the shooting.

Vice President Harris speaks at a memorial service for Ruth Whitfield, a victim of the Buffalo supermarket shooting, at Mt. Olive Baptist Church on Saturday in Buffalo, N.Y.

Harris calls for unity as Buffalo lays the last shooting victim to rest

5:55pm May 28, 2022

by The Associated Press

Vice President Harris spoke during the memorial service for Ruth Whitfield, the last of 10 Black people killed in a racist attack at a Buffalo supermarket to be laid to rest.

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Former gun industry exec speaks out against NRA's role in mass shootings

5:19pm May 28, 2022

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Ryan Busse about how he went from being a high-level gun industry executive to an outspoken critic of the National Rifle Association.

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At NRA convention in Houston, politicians deflect blame

5:19pm May 28, 2022

by Andrew Schneider / Houston Public Media

In Texas, the National Rifle Association meets in Houston as families in Uvalde are mourning children slain in a massacre earlier this week.

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A teacher struggles to face students after the Texas school massacre

5:19pm May 28, 2022

Fifth-grade teacher Lindsey Vaccarezza talks about how she and her elementary school are responding to this week's massacre in Uvalde.