S On the side of the road, a sign promises “Guns and Liquor”. The saleswoman of this store located at the exit of Uvalde is welcoming and recounts an event that occurred here. “It was before I worked there, they suffered an armed robbery,” explains Isabela. The article of Uvalde Leader News , framed, dated January 3, 2002. It was Christmas Eve and the article notes that the thug had “a nasty surprise” when the owners shot him. Isabela shows the bullet holes on the counter.
But it was at a different store that the killer responsible for the massacre that claimed the lives of 21 people, including 19 children, at Robb Elementary on Tuesday, bought two automatic rifles, May 17 and 20, and 375 balls, just after turning 18. No doubt the…
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