Uvalde Grieves, Says Goodbyes at Visitations, Funerals

Uvalde Grieves, Says Goodbyes at Visitations, Funerals
Jolean Olvedo (L) weeps while being comforted by her partner Natalia Gutierrez at a memorial for Robb Elementary School students and teachers who were killed in last week's school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, on May 31, 2022. Jae C. Hong/AP Photo
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UVALDE, Texas—A week after a gunman ran into a Texas grade school and started shooting, the first of 21 funerals began on Tuesday.

Hundreds of mourners turned out for an afternoon Mass to remember Amerie Jo Garza. Six pallbearers wearing white shirts and gloves carried her small casket into Sacred Heart Catholic Church, which turned away several mourners after reaching capacity. Maite Rodriguez’s funeral was scheduled for later Tuesday at one of the funeral homes in Uvalde, Texas.