"many of the children could not be identified, and they needed DNA to identify them and their families." WTF? Were they shot in the face, stripped and burned as well? They are preventing parents from seeing / identifying their children. Spoopy fuckery.
""Uvalde parents wait hours for kids as DNA test used to confirm families""
Caitlin O'Kane
May 25, 2022, 8:49 AM
In the hours following the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas on Tuesday, some parents still didn't know where their children were. Students from Robb Elementary School, where a gunman opened fire, killing at least 19 children and two adults, were taken to a local civic center, where parents were later asked to pick them up.
Some parents were still waiting into the early morning to be reunited with their kids at the SSGT Willie de Leon Civic Center, CBS affiliate KENS5 reports. DNA tests were being conducted in order to confirm the parents' relationship to the children, parents told the station.
Families waiting outside the #Uvalde civic center say they are waiting for the results of DNA match tests happening inside to see if their children are alive. Absolutely unimaginable. Some who are here are offering support for loved ones. Pastor here praying over families @KENS5 pic.twitter.com/34a4MOF4vY
— Alicia Neaves (@AliciaNeavesTV) May 25, 2022
Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) told "CBS Mornings" on Wednesday that many of the children could not be identified, and they needed DNA to identify them and their families.
"So that's still ongoing," he said. "But imagine you're a parent and you can't even identify your child. This is what out community is dealing with. I am a parent, I'm a father of six, and it hit me pretty horrible yesterday."
One man told CBS affiliate KHOU that he was at the civic center looking for his 10-year-old daughter on Tuesday evening, but her name was not on the list. "We don't know where to go," Jessie Rodriguez said, adding local hospitals would not let him in. "That's why we're here talking to you guys, because we need somebody to reply to us, to tell us where our daughter's at," he said.
He later learned his daughter, Annabelle Guadalupe Rodriguez, had died, according to KHOU and his Facebook posts.
more at link: https://news.yahoo.com/uvalde-parents-wait-hours-kids-144900653.html