The American and Lone Star flags were flying at half-mast on Wednesday along the main strip of Uvalde, outside of City Hall, the library and in front of everywhere from gas stations to the Days Inn.
As traffic poured into the town – countless journalists grabbing any free inch of greenery for live shots – vehicles drove under a banner advertising sign-up for Pre-K and passed electronic signs on the side of the road, lit up with “Pray for Uvalde” and “Uvalde Strong”.
Just a few miles away, further into the roughly 15,000 person town, families and community members were emerging from a state of shocked grief to prepare for services in memory of the 19 children and two teachers senselessly shot dead the day before while in a classroom at Robb Elementary School.
Salvador Ramos, 18, opened fire on staff and students, committing the worst school mass shooting in nearly a decade....
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