UVALDE, Texas – The Uvalde community’s anger and pain following the massacre at Robb Elementary School has reached a boiling point.
On Sunday, hundreds joined the Unheard Voices March and Rally in honor of the 19 students and two teachers who died in the mass shooting.
The march began around 6 p.m. in front of the elementary school and came to an end at Uvalde Plaza.
It’s a movement that hopes to motivate real change, so that lives are never again taken from a mass shooting event.
In the sweltering heat, hundreds gathered to march a mile, with each person carrying signs and banners.
Family members of some of the shooting victims were also in attendance. Some of them spoke out for the first time since the tragedy in late May, criticizing the law enforcement response to the shooting and the lack of transparency in the investigation.
A cousin of Jacklyn Cazares also called out the Uvalde CISD School Board for not providing safety on campus.
“It’s your job to make sure children are safe and secure while attending school. It’s your job to make sure parents can trust that their children will have a safe learning environment,” Ariel Rizzo said. “It’s sad that there are children and teachers that are afraid to come back to school. I know I am.”