A surviving fourth-grader from Tuesday's elementary school shooting that claimed the lives of 19 children and two teachers shared terrifying details of when the gunman entered the classroom and told students, "It's time to die." .The boy spoke to Texas CBS affiliate Kens5 News and explained the disturbing details of what he witnessed in the Uvalde elementary classroom he and his fellow classmates were trapped in with shooter Salvador Ramos. .The boy said he and four friends hid under a table with a tablecloth covering them so they were not detected by Ramos. ."He shot the next person’s door. We have a door in the middle. He opened it. He came in and he crouched a little bit and he said, 'It's time to die,'" the boy recalled.."When I heard the shooting through the door, I told my friend to hide under something so he won't find us," he said..“I was hiding hard. And I was telling my friend to not talk because he is going to hear us.”.The boy recounted how he heard police outside the room say, "Yell if you need help!".The boy said a girl from his class said "help" and the shooter "came in and shot her." ."The cop barged into that classroom. The guy shot at the cop. And the cops started shooting,” said the boy. .Once he heard the shooting stop, he said he emerged from under the table. ."I got out with my friend. I knew it was police. I saw the armour and the shield.”.The boy said his teachers, Irma Garcia and Eva Mireles, who were both shot and killed by Ramos, saved their lives. .“They were nice teachers," he said. "They went in front of my classmates to help. To save them.”.Ramos, identified as the 18-year-old gunman, was a student at Uvalde High School. Before his senseless shooting rampage began at Robb Elementary School, Ramos shot and wounded his grandmother in the home they shared. .Police officials investigating the shooting say Ramos had no known offences or mental issues. .A 15-year-old German girl, only known as Cece, has come forward with more disturbing details about Ramos. .Cece said the two, communicating via text, were corresponding the day of the shooting and had been messaging back and forth for weeks on Instagram and FaceTime. .Less than half an hour before the massacre began at Robb Elementary School, she said Ramos told her he planned to shoot up an elementary. .Screenshots of the texts obtained by CNN show the conversation began just after 11:01 a.m. and within minutes Ramos texted he had shot his grandmother in the head. .Shortly after that, Ramos texted one last time saying, "Ima go shoot up a[n] elementary school rn [right now]." ."Maybe I could’ve changed the outcome," Cece said speaking speaking out after failing to notify the police. ."I just could never guess that he’d actually do this.".The police response to Tuesday's horrific events has been harshly criticized. .News of how much time elapsed from when Ramos shot at the school security officer and when the tactical team finally entered the school and shot him has raised questions and brought heavy criticism..AP reported that 40 minutes to an hour passed from the time Ramos entered the school and was taken down, according to Texas Department of Safety Director Steve McCraw.
A surviving fourth-grader from Tuesday's elementary school shooting that claimed the lives of 19 children and two teachers shared terrifying details of when the gunman entered the classroom and told students, "It's time to die." .The boy spoke to Texas CBS affiliate Kens5 News and explained the disturbing details of what he witnessed in the Uvalde elementary classroom he and his fellow classmates were trapped in with shooter Salvador Ramos. .The boy said he and four friends hid under a table with a tablecloth covering them so they were not detected by Ramos. ."He shot the next person’s door. We have a door in the middle. He opened it. He came in and he crouched a little bit and he said, 'It's time to die,'" the boy recalled.."When I heard the shooting through the door, I told my friend to hide under something so he won't find us," he said..“I was hiding hard. And I was telling my friend to not talk because he is going to hear us.”.The boy recounted how he heard police outside the room say, "Yell if you need help!".The boy said a girl from his class said "help" and the shooter "came in and shot her." ."The cop barged into that classroom. The guy shot at the cop. And the cops started shooting,” said the boy. .Once he heard the shooting stop, he said he emerged from under the table. ."I got out with my friend. I knew it was police. I saw the armour and the shield.”.The boy said his teachers, Irma Garcia and Eva Mireles, who were both shot and killed by Ramos, saved their lives. .“They were nice teachers," he said. "They went in front of my classmates to help. To save them.”.Ramos, identified as the 18-year-old gunman, was a student at Uvalde High School. Before his senseless shooting rampage began at Robb Elementary School, Ramos shot and wounded his grandmother in the home they shared. .Police officials investigating the shooting say Ramos had no known offences or mental issues. .A 15-year-old German girl, only known as Cece, has come forward with more disturbing details about Ramos. .Cece said the two, communicating via text, were corresponding the day of the shooting and had been messaging back and forth for weeks on Instagram and FaceTime. .Less than half an hour before the massacre began at Robb Elementary School, she said Ramos told her he planned to shoot up an elementary. .Screenshots of the texts obtained by CNN show the conversation began just after 11:01 a.m. and within minutes Ramos texted he had shot his grandmother in the head. .Shortly after that, Ramos texted one last time saying, "Ima go shoot up a[n] elementary school rn [right now]." ."Maybe I could’ve changed the outcome," Cece said speaking speaking out after failing to notify the police. ."I just could never guess that he’d actually do this.".The police response to Tuesday's horrific events has been harshly criticized. .News of how much time elapsed from when Ramos shot at the school security officer and when the tactical team finally entered the school and shot him has raised questions and brought heavy criticism..AP reported that 40 minutes to an hour passed from the time Ramos entered the school and was taken down, according to Texas Department of Safety Director Steve McCraw.
