Arnulfo Reyes was shot multiple times in a classroom, but survived. Eleven children in his classroom were killed.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A teacher who survived the Robb Elementary School mass shooting in a classroom where 11 students were killed is expected to return to the stand today as the trial of former Uvalde CISD officer Adrian Gonzales continues.
On Monday, teacher Arnulfo Reyes told jurors the attack began with a “black shadow” with a gun walking inside. He was shot multiple times and said he prayed it would be over.
Jurors also heard on Monday from Texas Rangers who investigated the scene.
Nineteen children and two teachers were killed in the 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School. Gonzales faces 29 criminal charges tied to his response. He is the first Texas law enforcement officer charged under the child endangerment or abandonment statute for allegedly failing to act during an active shooter situation.
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During today’s testimony, we’ll keep updates on this page. Below are those updates
9:25 a.m.: Prosecutor asks about Raptor systems, which is an alert system — an app on phone. Avial said she had training on it. Said two officers did the training. One of the officers who did the training was husband to Eva Moreles — one of the teachers killed in room 112.
9:30 a.m.: Elsa Avila, who works at Sacred Heart Catholic School in Uvalde, is called by prosecution. She worked for Uvalde CISD for 26 years. She was a fourth-grade teacher at Robb Elementary in May 2022. It was her eighth year there.
9:25 a.m.: Reyes excused, new witness called.
9:20 a.m.: Prosecutor said to Reyes the kids went where they were trained to go. Reyes agreed. He also asked Reyes if the magnets had anything to do with the gunman entering his room. Reyes said no. Reyes said he didn’t have a weapon, body armor, or any of the training officers had.
9:18 a.m.: Defense said external doors in fourth grade building were not locked. Reyes agreed. Internal doors — door leading to room 111 — were also not locked, Reyes also agreed.
9:15 a.m.: Defense focusing on door locks and magnets. Defense said substitute teachers weren’t given keys, so the doors were often unlocked. Reyes agreed.
9:06 a.m.: Teacher Arnulfo Reyes returned to the witness stand. The defense is questioning him about how he testified to the grand jury compared to how he testified on Monday. The defense said Reyes testified Monday that he didn’t know what the sound was during the shooting. The defense said in his earlier grand jury testimony that Reyes assumed it was gunfire. Defense then read his grand jury testimony in court.
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