Uvalde teachers shot in massacre share harrowing stories at trial
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Key Points:
- Robb Elementary teacher Elsa Avila testified about the May 24, 2022, shooting, describing how she and her students hid during the lockdown and how she was shot while trying to keep her students safe.
- Avila recounted the intense pain and fear she experienced, as well as the comforting efforts of her students, and highlighted the delayed law enforcement response that took 77 minutes to end the attack.
- Second-grade teacher Erin Robin testified about locking her classroom door and her initial hope when police arrived, noting that Adrian Gonzales, the former Uvalde school officer on trial, was among the first responders but did not immediately engage the shooter.
- Former teacher Arnulfo Reyes detailed being wounded and witnessing the shooter
