alive, what goes through your mind? it s heartbreaking. it s heartbreaking, because we never see anything like this in this community. it s hard for the families that lost a loved one to this tragedy. reporter: when you see this happen perhaps way too many times in our country, what do you ask yourself? what do you wonder needs to happen? i believe the government needs to get tougher laws on purchasing of guns. that s my main thing. reporter: that s not a new thought after this? no. i ve always thought about it. they have to be strict on who owns a weapon. reporter: thank you very much. i know you re going to be in touch with those families in the coming days, weeks, months and years. appreciate that. i saw this in parkland very close to my house that after something like this happens, it s not about those first days, which of course, are horrific. it is that it lasts a lifetime. and the connections for people helping each other out and recognizing the pain, it s
describe what happened here. what the effects to this community is. how do we speak about evil personified? again, i will try. over the next two hours, we will try to explain to you what happened here. how devastated this community really is. it is 70 miles to the mexican border, with agricultural fields, ranches, do thing the landscape. it is known as an extremely tight knit community. 80% of the people who live here are latino, many dating back generations, at robb elementary, the 18-year-old suspect, shot his grandmother before driving here. he used an ar style rifle. police were unable to bring down the shooter, wearing a tacical style vest. there were video cameras in the school. video cameras, investigators are trying to access this morning. texas tribune quote inside the civic center, law enforcement, crisis counselors awaited parents swarming about. officials took dna samples, used to confirm whether or not their child had died in the shooting. family members of the p