Year in review: Scenes from a tragedy in Uvalde

People react outside the Ssgt Willie de Leon Civic Center, where students had been transported from Robb Elementary School after a shooting, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 24, 2022.  REUTERS/Marco Bello

Relatives of Alexandria Aniyah Rubio 'Lexie' mourn her death during a vigil to remember the victims of the deadliest U.S. school shooting in nearly a decade resulting in the death of 19 children and two teachers, at a memorial at Robb Elementary...more

Flowers, toys, and other objects to remember the victims of the deadliest U.S. school shooting in nearly a decade resulting in the death of 19 children and two teachers, are seen at a memorial at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 30,...more

Flowers, toys, and other objects to remember the victims of the deadliest U.S. school mass shooting resulting in the death of 19 children and two teachers, are seen at a memorial at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 30, 2022. ...more

A view of the funeral service for teacher Irma Garcia, one of the victims of the Robb Elementary school mass shooting, and her husband Joe Garcia who died suddenly two days later, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S., June 1, 2022. Picture taken with a drone....more

People carry the coffin after the funeral service for Jose Flores Jr, one of the victims of the Robb Elementary school mass shooting that resulted in the deaths of 19 children and two teachers, at  Sacred Heart Catholic Church, in Uvalde, Texas,...more

A protester holds a sign behind the crosses with names of victims of Uvalde, Texas shooting,  during "March for Our Lives" rally, one of a series of nationwide protests against gun violence, at Cadman Park Plaza in Brooklyn, in New York City, U.S.,...more

Crosses with the names of victims of Uvalde, Texas, school shooting are seen during the "March for Our Lives" rally, one of a series of nationwide protests against gun violence, at Cadman Park Plaza in Brooklyn, New York City, U.S., June 11, 2022....more

Jazmin Cazares, 17, right, the sister of Jackie Cazares who was killed in Robb Elementary School shooting, gets a hug from Mary Morales of Kyle, Texas, during a "March for Our Lives" rally, one of a series of nationwide protests against gun violence,...more

Fans holds up the names of shooting victims of Uvalde, Texas during the NWSL game between the New Jersey/New York Gotham FC and Angel City FC at Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles, California, May 29, 2022. Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Seats remain empty with 21 uniforms in memory of the children and school teachers killed at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX before the game between the North Carolina Courage and the Houston Dash at PNC Stadium in Houston, Texas, May 29, 2022. ...more

Jazel Ramos, niece of victim Eduardo Uvalde, cries while visiting a memorial site after a mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, Illinois, U.S. July 6, 2022.  REUTERS/Cheney Orr

People gather at a memorial outside Robb Elementary School the day after video was released showing the May shooting inside the school in Uvalde, Texas, U.S., July 13, 2022. REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal

A child gets on a school bus as law enforcement personnel guard the scene of a suspected shooting near Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 24, 2022.  REUTERS/Marco Bello

Law enforcement personnel run away from the scene of a suspected shooting near Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 24, 2022.  REUTERS/Marco Bello

Law enforcement personnel run away from the scene of a suspected shooting near Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 24, 2022.  REUTERS/Marco Bello

A child looks through a glass window from inside the Ssgt Willie de Leon Civic Center, where students had been transported from Robb Elementary School after a suspected shooting, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 24, 2022.  REUTERS/Marco Bello

A woman reacts outside the Ssgt Willie de Leon Civic Center, where students had been transported from Robb Elementary School after a shooting, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 24, 2022.  REUTERS/Marco Bello

A child gets on a school bus as law enforcement personnel guard the scene of a shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 24, 2022.  REUTERS/Marco Bello

A child looks on through a glass window from inside the Ssgt Willie de Leon Civic Center, where students had been transported from Robb Elementary School after a shooting, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 24, 2022.  REUTERS/Marco Bello

A police vehicle is seen parked near of a truck believed to belong to the suspect of a shooting at Robb Elementary School after a shooting, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 24, 2022.  REUTERS/Marco Bello

Law enforcement officers guard the scene of a shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 24, 2022.  REUTERS/Marco Bello

Law enforcement officers walk near the scene of a shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 24, 2022.  REUTERS/Marco Bello

People react outside the Ssgt Willie de Leon Civic Center, where students had been transported from Robb Elementary School after a shooting, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 24, 2022.  REUTERS/Marco Bello

A woman reacts as Gustavo Garcia-Siller, Archbishop of the Archdiocese of San Antonio, comforts people outside the Ssgt Willie de Leon Civic Center, where students had been transported from Robb Elementary School after a shooting, in Uvalde, Texas,...more

People react outside the Ssgt Willie de Leon Civic Center, where students had been transported from Robb Elementary School after a shooting, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 24, 2022.  REUTERS/Marco Bello

U.S. first lady Jill Biden looks on as U.S. President Joe Biden approaches the lectern to make a statement about the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas shortly after the president returned to Washington from his trip to South Korea and Japan, at the...more

People gather at Robb Elementary School, the scene of a mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 25, 2022.  REUTERS/Nuri Vallbona

Angeline Gomez and Leti Gomez embrace after arriving to Robb Elementary school with flowers, the day after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers the school in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 25, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello

Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke disrupts a press conference held by Governor Greg Abbott the day after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 25, 2022. REUTERS/Veronica...more

Crosses with the names of victims of a school shooting, are pictured at a memorial outside Robb Elementary school, after a gunman killed nineteen children and two teachers, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 26, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello

A woman lays a flower next to crosses with the names of victims of a school shooting, at a memorial outside Robb Elementary school, two days after a gunman killed nineteen children and two adults, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 26, 2022. REUTERS/Marco...more

Texas Department of Public Safety officers walk besides a man and a woman in a wheelchair, in front of crosses with the names of victims of a school shooting, at a memorial outside Robb Elementary school, two days after a gunman killed nineteen...more

Retired pastor Julian Moreno prays with chaplain Mike Tello of Dallas, and Kevin Rodriguez of San Antonio, after Moreno's great granddaughter, Lexi Rubio, was killed on May 24 during a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, U.S.,...more

Ciria Favila, 66, who drove about an hour to get to the city, prays two days after the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School that resulted in the death of 19 children, two teachers and the gunman, in front the county courthouse in Uvalde, Texas,...more

People react outside the Ssgt Willie de Leon Civic Center, where students had been transported from Robb Elementary School after a shooting, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 24, 2022.  REUTERS/Marco Bello

Law enforcement officers stand at the scene of a shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 24, 2022.  REUTERS/Marco Bello

People react outside the Ssgt Willie de Leon Civic Center, where students had been transported from Robb Elementary School after a shooting, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 24, 2022.  REUTERS/Marco Bello

People react outside the Ssgt Willie de Leon Civic Center, where students had been transported from Robb Elementary School after a shooting, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 24, 2022.  REUTERS/Marco Bello

A law enforcement official rises a cordon near the scene of a shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 24, 2022.  REUTERS/Marco Bello

People react outside the Ssgt Willie de Leon Civic Center, where students had been transported from Robb Elementary School after a shooting, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 24, 2022.  REUTERS/Marco Bello

A woman reacts as Gustavo Garcia-Siller, Archbishop of the Archdiocese of San Antonio, comforts people outside the Ssgt Willie de Leon Civic Center, where students had been transported from Robb Elementary School after a shooting, in Uvalde, Texas,...more

People mourn in front of memorial crosses for the victims of the mass shooting that resulted in the death of 19 children, and two teachers in front of Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 26, 2022.  REUTERS/Veronica G. Cardenas

Pastor Daniel Myers prays with Oliver B. Mills and Diana Olivares Mills days after the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School that resulted in the death of 19 children, two teachers and the gunman, in front the county courthouse in Uvalde, Texas,...more

People demonstrate in solidarity with victims and survivors of the recent mass shootings in Buffalo, New York and Uvalde, Texas, in Foley Square in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., May 26, 2022. REUTERS/Dieu-Nalio Chery

Nuri Perez, 6, who lost one of her friends in the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School, pets Exon, a crisis response canine, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 26, 2022. Picture taken May 26, 2022.   REUTERS/Veronica G. Cardenas

People mourn the victims of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School, in front the Uvalde County Courthouse, Texas, U.S. May 26, 2022. Picture taken May 26, 2022. REUTERS/Veronica G. Cardenas

Memorial crosses for the victims of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School are pictured in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 26, 2022. REUTERS/Veronica G. Cardenas

People mourn the victims of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School, in front of the Uvalde County Courthouse, Texas, U.S. May 26, 2022. REUTERS/Veronica G. Cardenas

A memorial cross for Uziyah Garcia, one of the victims of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School is pictured in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 26, 2022. REUTERS/Veronica G. Cardenas

An aide on a helicopter in U.S. President Joe Biden's flotilla travelling from San Antonio holds a bouquet of 21 white flowers for the president and first lady Jill Biden to lay at a memorial at the Robb Elementary School, where a gunman killed 19...more

U.S. President Joe Biden embraces Mandy Gutierrez, Principal at Robb Elementary School, where a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers in the deadliest U.S. school shooting in nearly a decade,  as first lady Jill Biden stands next to him, in...more

U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden walk as they visit the Robb Elementary School memorial, where a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers in the deadliest U.S. school shooting in nearly a decade, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 29,...more

U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden pay their respects at a memorial at Robb Elementary School, where a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers in the deadliest U.S. school shooting in nearly a decade, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 29,...more

People in private property are scanned for metals across a church where U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden are visiting after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary school in the deadliest U.S. school shooting...more

A girl rests on her father's shoulder as people gather at the memorial at Robb Elementary School, where a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers in the deadliest U.S. school shooting in nearly a decade, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 30, 2022....more

Women embrace as people gather at the memorial at Robb Elementary School, where a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers in the deadliest U.S. school shooting in nearly a decade, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 30, 2022. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

A girl uses a chalk to write a message at the Robb Elementary School memorial, where a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers in the deadliest U.S. school shooting in nearly a decade, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 30, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello

People attend a vigil for the victims of the Robb Elementary school mass shooting that resulted in the deaths of 19 children and two teachers in the deadliest U.S. school shooting in nearly a decade, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 30, 2022. REUTERS/Marco...more

A man looks at empty chairs with the names of the victims of the Robb Elementary school mass shooting that resulted in the death of 19 children and two teachers in the deadliest U.S. school shooting in nearly a decade, during a vigil in Uvalde,...more

People react outside the Ssgt Willie de Leon Civic Center, where students had been transported from Robb Elementary School after a shooting, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 24, 2022.  REUTERS/Marco Bello

Joe Perez prays with other members of the Getty Street Church of Christ after a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, U.S., May 24, 2022. REUTERS/Nuri Vallbona

MIguelina Olivarez pauses with her eight-month-old daughter Kathleen Sanchez, after a prayer vigil at the Getty Street Church of Christ after a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, U.S., May 24, 2022. REUTERS/Nuri Vallbona

Karla Bowman reacts after a prayer vigil at the Getty Street Church of Christ after a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, U.S., May 24, 2022. REUTERS/Nuri Vallbona

Gustavo Garcia-Siller, Archbishop of the Archdiocese of San Antonio, takes part in a mass at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church a day after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 25, 2022....more

A woman reacts during a mass at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church a day after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 25, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello

A woman reacts during a vigil a day after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School, at Uvalde County Fairplex Arena, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 25, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello

Worshipers pray during a mass at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church a day after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 25, 2022. REUTERS/Nuri Vallbona

Gustavo Garcia-Siller, Archbishop of the Archdiocese of San Antonio, takes part in a mass at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church a day after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 25, 2022....more

Musicians pray together before the "When I Grow Up" memorial service for the victims of the mass shooting at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas , in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., May 26, 2022.   REUTERS/Brian Snyder

A girl leaves flowers at a memorial in Town Square in front of the county courthouse, two days after a gunman killed nineteen children and two adults, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 26, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello

People react at a memorial in Town Square in front of the county courthouse, two days after a gunman killed nineteen children and two adults, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 26, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello

Worshipers gather to sing and pray at Primera Iglesia Bautista, two days after a mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, U.S., May 26, 2022. REUTERS/Nuri Vallbona

Marisela Gamez (2nd R) cries out while she is held by her husband, Mario (R), and daughter, Emily, as they gather at the memorial cross of Gamez' niece, Nevaeh Bravo, who was killed in a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, U.S....more

A general view of the memorial in Town Square in front of the county courthouse, for victims of the Robb Elementary school shooting, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 27, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Marco Bello

Pictures, flowers, and plush toys are seen at a memorial for the children who died in the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 27, 2022.  REUTERS/Veronica G. Cardenas

Candles, flowers and a teddy bear are seen in front of one of the memorial crosses, for the children who died in the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 27, 2022.  REUTERS/Veronica G. Cardenas

People wear t-shirts that read "Pray for Uvalde" as they pay respects at a memorial for the victims of a mass shooting that resulted in the deaths of 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary school, at Town Square in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May...more

People react outside the Ssgt Willie de Leon Civic Center, where students had been transported from Robb Elementary School after a shooting, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 24, 2022.  REUTERS/Marco Bello

A woman offering hugs and prayers embraces a Texas Ranger outside the Ssgt Willie de Leon Civic Center, where students had been transported from Robb Elementary School after a shooting, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 24, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello

People react during a vigil a day after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School, at Uvalde County Fairplex Arena, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 25, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello

People react in front of a memorial outside Robb Elementary school, two days after a gunman killed nineteen children and two adults, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 26, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello

A woman places a rose on Layla Salazar’s memorial cross, who was one of the victims that died in the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 27, 2022.  REUTERS/Veronica G. Cardenas

A woman embraces her children as she takes part in a ceremony in memory of the victims of the Robb Elementary school shooting, in which a gunman killed 19 children and two adults, in Town Square in front of the county courthouse, in Uvalde, Texas,...more

A woman embraces her child as she takes part in a ceremony in memory of the victims of the Robb Elementary school shooting, in which a gunman killed 19 children and two adults, in Town Square in front of the county courthouse, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S....more

People take part in a ceremony in memory of the victims of the Robb Elementary school shooting, in which a gunman killed 19 children and two adults, in Town Square in front of the county courthouse, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 28, 2022. REUTERS/Marco...more

Wooden heart-shaped hearts with messages are seen at a memorial for the victims of a mass shooting that resulted in the deaths of 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary school, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 29, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello

Elida Gonzales clings to her daughter, Amber Gonzales, as Amber Gonzales’ husband, Albert Martinez and their daughter Nyla Martinez, six months old, look on at a memorial set up outside Robb Elementary School, the site of a mass shooting, in Uvalde,...more

A general view of the memorial at Robb Elementary before the start of the new school year following the mass shooting at the site in Uvalde, Texas, U.S., August 31, 2022.  REUTERS/Nuri Vallbona

Families greet each other at Uvalde Elementary School's Meet the Teacher night before the start of the new school year following the mass shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. August 30, 2022.  REUTERS/Nuri Vallbona

A general view of the playground at Robb Elementary, where a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers in the U.S. school shooting, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S., November 29, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello

Heart shaped flower pot stands are seen in a memorial outside Robb Elementary, where a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers in the U.S. school shooting, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S., November 29, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello

White roses and an American flag are seen in a memorial outside Robb Elementary, where a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers in the U.S. school shooting, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S., November 29, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello

Cloth angels are seen in a memorial outside Robb Elementary, where a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers in the U.S. school shooting, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S., November 29, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello