HomeLocal NewsPhoto Gallery: Rio Grande Valley ‘cannot help but suffer together’ with Uvalde
Candles are lit during a community prayer for the shooting victims at Robb Elementary in Uvalde on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, in Pharr. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])
The mass killing of school children at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde has sent shockwaves of grief and bewilderment throughout the state and the country.
Located not far from the region, the effects of Tuesday’s shooting have resonated with local leaders in the Rio Grande Valley, who reacted to news of the shooting and killing of 19 elementary school children and two teachers in Uvalde with heartbreak.
The city of Pharr held a community prayer event Wednesday, where residents gathered in support of the victims and their families. Parents attended with their children, many clutching them and keeping them close as heads were bowed.
Attendees of a community prayer bow their heads for the shooting victims at Robb Elementary in Uvalde on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, in Pharr. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Attendees of a community prayer bow their heads for the shooting victims at Robb Elementary in Uvalde on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, in Pharr. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Stuffed bears are gathered during a community prayer to be donated to the shooting victims at Robb Elementary in Uvalde on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, in Pharr. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Candles are lit during a community prayer for the shooting victims at Robb Elementary in Uvalde on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, in Pharr. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Omahar Padillo holds on to his son Omahar Jr., 12, during a community prayer for the shooting victims at Robb Elementary in Uvalde on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, in Pharr. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Omahar Padillo, 12, and his sister Samatha Padillo, 9, write messages during a community prayer for the shooting victims at Robb Elementary in Uvalde on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, in Pharr. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Madeleine Rigney, 9, places stuffed bears that will be donated to the shooting victims at Robb Elementary in Uvalde during a community prayer on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, in Pharr. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Samatha Padillo, 9, receives a kiss on the back of her head from her mother Silvia Padillo during a community prayer for the shooting victims at Robb Elementary in Uvalde on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, in Pharr. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])
