US School Shooting Uvalde -- USAGM
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- US School Shooting Uvalde -- USAGM
- May 27, 2022
- The city of Uvalde, Texas, is in mourning after a teenager from the community shot 19 children and two adults to death at an elementary school. VOA's Celia Mendoza spoke with a family whose son survived.
- Content Type Package
- Language English
- Transcript/Script English US School Shooting Uvalde (TV) HEADLINE: 9-Year-old Survivor Recounts Texas School Shooting TEASER: 'Thank God that he is fine,' says the father of Jaden Luna, a student at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde PUBLISHED AT: 5/27/2022 12:15pm BYLINE: Celia Mendoza CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: Uvalde, TX VIDEOGRAPHER: VIDEO EDITOR: Celia Mendoza SCRIPT EDITORS: Reifenrath, Jepsen VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV __ RADIO __ TRT: 2:00 VID APPROVED BY: MAS TYPE: TVPKG EDITOR NOTES:)) ((INTRODUCTION)) [[The city of Uvalde, Texas, is in mourning after a teenager from the community shot 19 children and two adults to death at an elementary school. VOA's Celia Mendoza spoke with a family whose son survived.]] ((NAT SOUND OF YOUNG KID)) ((Jaden Luna, Uvalde Shooting Survivor)) "It was a day like any other." ((NARRATION)) 9-year-old Jaden Luna, a survivor of the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas, remembers his last day at the school. ((Jaden Luna, Uvalde Shooting Survivor)) “And then this happened.” ((NARRATION)) Jaden and his classmates' daily routine was interrupted by an 18-year-old gunman, identified as Salvador Ramos. ((Jaden Luna, Uvalde Shooting Survivor)) “We were outside at recess and our coach was like ‘go inside’ and then we heard like three gunshots, and then we just heard like yelling and then that’s all we heard." ((NARRATION)) Jaden's story moves his father. ((Víctor Luna, Jaden Luna’s Father)) ((in Spanish, voiceover needed)) “He knows that he went through a tragedy that he should not have gone through. … Thank God that he is fine.” ((NARRATION)) Not everyone in the school of 600 students was as lucky as Jaden. ((Chris Olivarez, Texas Department of Public Safety)) "We have confirmed the death of 19 children and two adults. Two teachers. And another 17 injured in this horrific tragedy, this massacre that took place here." ((NARRATION)) … adding that what motivated the attacker, whom the police shot to death, is not yet known. ((Chris Olivarez, Texas Department of Public Safety)) “He did live with his grandparents here in Uvalde, Texas, did go to a local high school here. We have not been able to identify any friends, a girlfriend. We do know for a fact that he had no criminal history, no gang affiliation.” ((NARRATION)) What is also certain is what Cynthia Luna, mother of Jaden and grandmother to other students at the school, remembers of that day … ((Cynthia Luna, Jaden Luna’s Mother)) "The scare we went through. We didn't know if he was okay. We had grandchildren at school. I saw one come running out of a window.” ((NARRATION)) … during the chaos. ((Jaden Luna, Uvalde Shooting Survivor)) “I am happy that I survived” ((NARRATION)) Celia Mendoza, VOA News, Uvalde, Texas.
- Transcript/Script US School Shooting Uvalde (TV) HEADLINE: 9-Year-old Survivor Recounts Texas School Shooting TEASER: 'Thank God that he is fine,' says the father of Jaden Luna, a student at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde PUBLISHED AT: 5/27/2022 12:15pm BYLINE: Celia Mendoza CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: Uvalde, TX VIDEOGRAPHER: VIDEO EDITOR: Celia Mendoza SCRIPT EDITORS: Reifenrath, Jepsen VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV __ RADIO __ TRT: 2:00 VID APPROVED BY: MAS TYPE: TVPKG EDITOR NOTES:)) ((INTRODUCTION)) [[The city of Uvalde, Texas, is in mourning after a teenager from the community shot 19 children and two adults to death at an elementary school. VOA's Celia Mendoza spoke with a family whose son survived.]] ((NAT SOUND OF YOUNG KID)) ((Jaden Luna, Uvalde Shooting Survivor)) "It was a day like any other." ((NARRATION)) 9-year-old Jaden Luna, a survivor of the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas, remembers his last day at the school. ((Jaden Luna, Uvalde Shooting Survivor)) “And then this happened.” ((NARRATION)) Jaden and his classmates' daily routine was interrupted by an 18-year-old gunman, identified as Salvador Ramos. ((Jaden Luna, Uvalde Shooting Survivor)) “We were outside at recess and our coach was like ‘go inside’ and then we heard like three gunshots, and then we just heard like yelling and then that’s all we heard." ((NARRATION)) Jaden's story moves his father. ((Víctor Luna, Jaden Luna’s Father)) ((in Spanish, voiceover needed)) “He knows that he went through a tragedy that he should not have gone through. … Thank God that he is fine.” ((NARRATION)) Not everyone in the school of 600 students was as lucky as Jaden. ((Chris Olivarez, Texas Department of Public Safety)) "We have confirmed the death of 19 children and two adults. Two teachers. And another 17 injured in this horrific tragedy, this massacre that took place here." ((NARRATION)) … adding that what motivated the attacker, whom the police shot to death, is not yet known. ((Chris Olivarez, Texas Department of Public Safety)) “He did live with his grandparents here in Uvalde, Texas, did go to a local high school here. We have not been able to identify any friends, a girlfriend. We do know for a fact that he had no criminal history, no gang affiliation.” ((NARRATION)) What is also certain is what Cynthia Luna, mother of Jaden and grandmother to other students at the school, remembers of that day … ((Cynthia Luna, Jaden Luna’s Mother)) "The scare we went through. We didn't know if he was okay. We had grandchildren at school. I saw one come running out of a window.” ((NARRATION)) … during the chaos. ((Jaden Luna, Uvalde Shooting Survivor)) “I am happy that I survived” ((NARRATION)) Celia Mendoza, VOA News, Uvalde, Texas.
- NewsML Media Topics Crime, Law and Justice
- Topic Tags Shooting
- Network VOA
- Embargo Date May 27, 2022 16:43 EDT
- Description English The city of Uvalde, Texas, is in mourning after a teenager from the community shot 19 children and two adults to death at an elementary school. VOA's Celia Mendoza spoke with a family whose son survived.
- Brand / Language Service Voz de América