These Photos Show How Uvalde, Texas, Is Mourning In The Wake Of The School Massacre
Photographers in Uvalde are capturing the grief — and solidarity — of a community coping with one of the deadliest school shootings in US history.
Following the tragic and shocking school shooting on May 24 in Uvalde, Texas, people across the world have come together to grieve the 19 children and 2 adults who were killed. The people of Uvalde gathered in community spaces and in the town square to mourn and provide each other with desperately needed support. Below are photos of a town in pain, and in solidarity.

Members of the community gather at Uvalde's town square for a prayer vigil in the wake of a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on May 24, 2022.
People grieve outside the Willie de Leon Civic Center.

Families hug outside the Willie de Leon Civic Center, where grief counseling will be offered in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, 2022.

A girl cries, comforted by two adults, outside the Willie de Leon Civic Center.

Families gather and hug outside the Willie de Leon Civic Center on May 24, 2022.

A woman cries and hugs a girl while on the phone outside the Willie de Leon Civic Center.

People stand in the Robb Elementary School neighborhood in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, 2022.

People sit on the curb outside of Robb Elementary School.

A welcome sign outside of Robb Elementary School, May 24, 2022

People wait outside the civic center.

People leave the civic center in Uvalde.

People gather at Robb Elementary School.

Gustavo García-Siller, the archbishop of San Antonio, prays over Catherine Spurgers, 15, of Uvalde, outside of Sacred Heart Church.

Backpacks hang on hooks outside of classrooms at Dalton Early Childhood Center.

Community members gather in prayer at Uvalde's downtown plaza.

Jennifer Click offers hugs to people coming and going at the SSGT Willie De Leon Civic Center.