Amerie Jo Garza, 10
Amerie Jo Garza (proper)
Amerie Jo Garza, a fourth grader at Robb Elementary, was one in every of 19 college students confirmed to be killed Tuesday morning by Ramos, who cops say was carrying a handgun and an AR-15 through the assault that additionally killed two lecturers within the classroom.
Her grandmother, Berlinda Irene Arreola, mentioned the 10-year-old was killed as she tried to telephone 911 whereas sitting subsequent to her greatest buddy, who ended up ‘lined in her blood.’
Arreola mentioned Ramos instructed the scholars and staffers contained in the room, ‘You are going to die,’ earlier than opening fireplace – taking pictures her granddaughter lifeless as she tried to telephone for assist.
‘So the gunman went in and he instructed the youngsters, ‘You are going to die,’ Berlinda instructed The Day by day Beast.
‘And [Amerie] had her telephone and he or she referred to as 911. And as an alternative of grabbing it and breaking it or taking it from her, he shot her. She was sitting proper subsequent to her greatest buddy. Her greatest buddy was lined in her blood.’
Uziyah Garcia
Uziyah Garcia, 8
Uziyah Garcia, the youngest sufferer at age eight, was additionally killed within the assault.
The kid’s household introduced he was killed hours after saying he was among the many many youngsters unaccounted for following the tragedy.
The boy’s grandfather, Manny Renfro, broke the information early Wednesday after being notified by authorities.
‘[He was] the sweetest little boy that I’ve ever recognized,’ Renfro mentioned. ‘I am not simply saying that as a result of he was my grandkid.’
Renfro recalled how Uziyah final visited him in San Angelo over spring break.
‘We began throwing the soccer collectively and I used to be educating him move patterns.
‘Such a quick little boy and he may catch a ball so good,’ the grieving grandad mentioned.
‘There have been sure performs that I might name that he would bear in mind and he would do it precisely like we practiced.’
Makenna Elrod, 10
Makenna Lee Elrod
Makenna Elrod, 10, had additionally been among the many lacking within the chaos that adopted the bloodbath, along with her father, Brandon Elrod telling reporters on the time he feared ‘she might not be alive.’
Her dying was ultimately confirmed by a household buddy on Wednesday. ‘It is fairly unhappy what this world’s coming to,’ the woman’s father instructed native outlet KTRK after the taking pictures.
A mom of one in every of Makenna’s mates lamented the loss in a submit to Fb.
‘Candy Makenna Relaxation in Paradise!! My coronary heart is shattered as my daughter Chloe cherished her a lot!!’ the mother wrote. A relative Wednesday confirmed that the woman had been among the many victims.
Xavier Lopez, 10
Xavier Lopez
Xavier Lopez, 10, was the primary scholar sufferer to be recognized as one in every of Ramos’ victims.
The kid’s mom, Felicha Martinez, instructed the Washington Publish Tuesday that simply hours earlier than the bloodbath, the mother had been on the faculty to see her son take part an honor roll ceremony.
She took an image exhibiting her son exhibiting off his certificates.
Within the final alternate she had with the kid, the mother heartbreakingly instructed the boy that she was happy with him and that she cherished him, giving him a hug goodbye – not understanding it might be the final time she would see him alive.
‘He was humorous, by no means severe and his smile… that smile I’ll always remember,’ she recalled after studying of his dying from police. ‘It will at all times cheer anybody up.’
The boy’s cousin, Lisa Garza, 54, of Arlington, mentioned Xavier loved swimming and had been trying ahead to the summer time.
‘He was only a loving 10-year-old little boy, simply having fun with life, not understanding that this tragedy was going to occur at the moment,’ she mentioned.
‘He was very bubbly, cherished to bounce along with his brothers, his mother. This has simply taken a toll on all of us.’
Amelia Sandoval, Lopez’s grandmother, mentioned: ‘It is simply so laborious… you ship your youngsters to highschool considering they’re going to make it again dwelling however they are not.’
Eliahana Torres, 10
Eliahana Cruz Torres
Eliahana Cruz Torres, 10, had additionally been lacking for hours till she was confirmed to be among the many lifeless.
Adolfo Cruz, her great-grandfather, mentioned she did not wish to attend faculty the day of the taking pictures – however was instructed by her household that she needed to attend.
He mentioned he remained exterior the college gates all through the evening till he leanrned of her destiny from native authorities.
‘I hope she is alive,’ he mentioned on the time.
Torres was an avid baseball participant and performed the game in a neighborhood little league.
Ellie Lugo, 10
Ellie Lugo
Ellie Lugo was named as a sufferer of Tuesday’s assault by her mother and father, with Steven Garcia and Jennifer Lugo confirming her dying a number of hours after she was listed among the many lacking.
‘It is laborious to problem out a press release on something proper now my thoughts goes at 1000 miles per hour… however I do wanna ship our ideas and prayers to those that additionally did not make it dwelling tonight!!! Our Ellie was a doll and was the happiest ever,’ Steven Lugo mentioned Wednesday.
‘Mother and Dad love you always remember that and please attempt to keep by our aspect.’
Nevaeh Bravo, 10
Nevaeh Bravo
Nevaeh Bravo was confirmed to be among the many lifeless late Tuesday, after her cousin posted on social media following the taking pictures to ask for serving to the woman.
Round 9 pm, she broke the information on Twitter.
‘Sadly my lovely Nevaeh was one of many many victims from todays tragedy,’ she wrote.
Sje mentioned the schoolchild was ‘flying excessive’ and requested for the household to be saved in individuals’s prayers
‘Our Nevaeh has been discovered. She is flying with the angels above. We love you Navaeh very a lot princess.’
‘Thanks for the assist and assist,’ she wrote. ‘Relaxation in peace my candy woman, you did not deserve this.’
Bravo’s age couldn’t instantly be confirmed.
Tess Marie Mata
Tess Marie Mata
Tess Marie Mata was additionally amongst these to perish within the assault, her sister, Religion Mata, revealed in a submit to Fb Wednesday.
‘I actually haven’t any phrases simply disappointment, confusion, and anger,’ she wrote.
‘I am unhappy as a result of we’ll by no means get to tag group on mother and pop once more and inform one another how a lot we imply to one another, I am confused as a result of how can one thing like this occur to my candy, caring, and delightful sister, and I am offended as a result of a coward took you from us.’
Images shared with the submit confirmed Tess smiling in a child photograph, snuggling with a cat, doing gymnastics, flashing a peace signal, and posing in entrance of a giant coronary heart mural.
‘Sissy I miss you a lot, I simply wish to maintain you and let you know how fairly you might be, I wish to take you exterior and apply softball, I wish to go on one final household trip, I wish to hear your contagious snicker, and I would like you to listen to me let you know how a lot I like you,’ she wrote.
Her age couldn’t instantly be confirmed.
Rojelio Torres, 10
Rojelio Torres
Rojelio Torres, 10, was initially reported lacking by his father, however on Wednesday was confirmed lifeless by his household.
An individual who mentioned she was the boy’s cousin wrote on Twitter: ‘It breaks my coronary heart to say my rojelio is now with the angels I am going to eternally miss you and love you my angel.’
The kid’s father , Federico Torres, instructed Houston reporters that he was at work when he discovered concerning the taking pictures and instantly raced to the college.
‘They despatched us to the hospital, to the civic middle, to the hospital and right here once more, nothing, not even in San Antonio,’ he mentioned. ‘They do not inform us something, solely a photograph, wait, hope that every little thing is properly.’
Almost half a day later, cops broke the information to the boy’s household.
‘Our total household waited virtually 12 hours for the reason that taking pictures to search out out Rojelio Torres, my 10-year-old nephew, was killed on this tragedy,’ Torres’ aunt, Treasured Perez, instructed KSAT. ‘We’re devastated and heartbroken. Rojer was a really clever, hard-working and useful individual. He shall be missed and by no means forgotten.’
Jayce Carmelo Luevanos, 10
Jayce Luevanos
Jayce Luevanos, 10, died within the taking pictures alongside along with his ten-year-old cousin, Jailah, the kid’s mom mentioned Wednesday.
In a Fb submit, uncle Unberto Gonzalez shared pictures of each youngsters whereas providing a touching tribute.
‘My infants going to overlook them like loopy!!!,’ Gonzalez wrote. ‘We luv y’all a lot!!! I am simply misplaced proper now!!! Fly excessive my lovely Angels!!’
Jailah Nicole Silguero, 10
Jailah Nicole Silguero
Ten-year-old Jailah Nicole Silguero was additionally killed within the taking pictures, her mom, Veronica Luevanos, tearfully revealed to Univision Wednesday.
She additionally misplaced her 10-year-old nephew Jayce to the tragedy.
She mentioned Jailah cherished to bounce and movie movies on TikTok.
The kid reportedly additionally requested her mother the morning of the taking pictures if she may keep dwelling from faculty – a request the now mourning mother rebuffed.
‘I took her to highschool, however she did not wish to go. She instructed her father, ‘Can I keep dwelling?” Luevanos mentioned, noting that it was not a typical prevalence for her daughter to make such a request. ‘I feel she knew one thing would occur.’
Luevanos’ mother confirmed the loss on Fb Wednesday.
‘Fly excessive my angels. We will miss yall a lot,’ wrote Veronica Luevanos – whose dad had died only a week earlier.
‘I am so coronary heart damaged,’ she wrote with a photograph of her daughter and nephew.
‘My child I like u a lot … fly excessive child woman.’
Alithia Ramirez, 10
Alithia Ramirez
Fourth grader Alithia Ramirez was confirmed lifeless early Wednesday by her father, Ryan Ramirez, who shared a submit to Fb exhibiting the 10-year-old with angel’s wings. He had used the identical photograph the day past as he pleaded for assist discovering her after the bloodbath
He had heartbreakingly used the identical photograph the day past as he desperately pleaded for assist discovering her after the bloodbath.
‘Looking for my daughter Alithia. I referred to as all of the hospitals and nothing,’ he wrote on the time.
He additionally reporters throughout his frantic search, ‘I am looking for out the place my child’s at.’
Annabell Guadalupe Rodriguez, 10
Annabell Guadalupe Rodriguez
Annabell Guadalupe Rodriguez, 10, was one other killed by Ramos Tuesday – alongside along with her cousin, who has but to be recognized.
Annabell’s father spent the afternoon after the taking pictures in frantic seek for his daughter.
Talking to KHOU11 Tuesday, he lamented at how he was at a loss as to what do, having little success with the search.
‘They don’t seem to be letting us in on the hospital proper now so we do not know the place to go.’
She has since been declared to be among the many lifeless.
Miranda Mathis, 11
Miranda Mathis
Miranda Mathis, 11, was additionally confirmed as one other casualty from the mass taking pictures early Wednesday, in a Fb submit by an older cousin who earlier that day had posted a determined plea for assist in finding the kid.
‘My candy child cousin we cherished u dearly,’ Deanna Miller wrote alongside a photograph of the kid with angel wings.
‘I am so sorry this occur to u child please preserve my household in your prayers,’ she grieved.
Miller’s youngsters had additionally been on the faculty on the time of the taking pictures, however survived the assault.
One in every of her sons instructed her that they had been ushered out of a window by staffers through the assault and subsequently ran to a close-by funeral dwelling after ‘he heard the shooter say he was gonna kill all the youngsters.’
Alexandria ‘Lexi’ Aniyah Rubio, 10
Alexandria Aniyah Rubio
Alexandria Aniyah Rubio – who was higher recognized to mates as ‘Lexi’ – was confirmed lifeless simply earlier than midnight on Tuesday.
The ten-year-old was shot lifeless simply hours after posing for a photograph along with her mother and father on the faculty’s honor roll ceremony.
Kimberly Mata-Rubio, the woman’s mom, wrote of the loss: ‘My lovely, sensible, Alexandria Aniyah Rubio was acknowledged at the moment for All-A honor roll. She additionally acquired the great citizen award. We instructed her we cherished her and would choose her up after faculty. We had no thought this was goodbye.’
Maite Yuleana
Maite Yuleana
Maite Yuleana was one other scholar to die within the assault that had attended the distinction roll ceremony simply hours earlier than.
A cousin of the woman’s mom, Ana Rodriguez, introduced the loss Wednesday.
‘It’s with a heavy coronary heart I come on right here on behalf of my cousin Ana who misplaced her candy child woman in yesterday’s mindless taking pictures.
‘We’re deeply saddened by the lose [sic] of this candy sensible little woman…. God bless and should she R.I.P Maite Rodriguez we love you.’
One other relative shared a photograph of Maite along with her honor roll certificates.
Her age couldn’t instantly be confirmed.
Jose Flores Jr, 10
Jose Flores
Jose Flores, 10, was additionally killed within the taking pictures after attending the distinction roll ceremony, the place he was pictured triumphantly clutching a certificates celebrating the accomplishment.
Uncle Christopher Salazar confirmed to the Washington Publish Wednesday that his 10-year-old nephew was among the many lifeless, after sharing a tribute to the kid on Fb.
‘I like you and I miss you,’ Salazar wrote within the submit.
The boy’s father described Jose to CNN as an incredible boy and massive brother to his two youthful siblings.
‘He was at all times fill of vitality,’ Jose Flores Sr. mentioned. ‘Able to play until the evening.’
He mentioned the boy cherished enjoying baseball and video video games.
Jackie Cazares
Jackie Cazares, 10
Jackie Cazares, 10, was one other to be killed through the vicious assault on the elementary faculty.
Her father Jacinto confirmed she misplaced her life inside her fourth-grade classroom.
‘My child woman has been taken away from my household and I,’ the grieving father mentioned in a web based submit.
‘We’re devastated in methods I hope nobody ever goes via. … It hurts us to our souls.’
Cazares mentioned his daughter, who was along with her cousin, Annabell Rodriguez, when she died, was ‘energetic and love’.
Layla Salazar, 10
The ten-year-old scholar was the final of the slaying victims to be recognized.
Vincent Salazar instructed the Philadelphia Inquirer his younger daughter was amongst these killed.
He mentioned she was ‘a whole lot of enjoyable’ and recalled how they sang alongside to ‘Candy Youngster O’ Mine’ by Weapons ‘n’ Roses every time he drove her to highschool.
Layla Salazar
Irma Garcia, 46 – fourth grade instructor
Irma Garcia
Irma Garcia, who co-taught with Mireles for the final 5 yr, had been at Robb Elementary for 23 years.
Married to Joe for twenty-four years, she was a mom of 4 – Cristian, finishing Marine boot camp; Jose, attending Texas State college College; Lyliana, a sophomore in highschool; and Alysandra, a seventh grader.
‘My tia didn’t make it, she sacrificed herself defending the youngsters in her classroom, i encourage of you to maintain my household together with all of her household in y’all’s prayers , IRMA GARCIA IS HER NAME and he or she died a HERO,’ tweeted her nephew John.
‘She was cherished by many and can really be missed.’
She was nominated as instructor of the yr for the 2018-19 awards, organized by Trinity College.
Eva Mireles, 44 – fourth grade instructor
Eva Mireles
Eva Mireles, a fourth grade instructor, was recognized by her household as being one of many employees members shot lifeless. She had labored in training for 17 years.
Her husband Ruben Ruiz, a veteran detective and SWAT group member at present serving as a police officer with the college district, held common lively shooter drills for the colleges – most just lately on the finish of March.
