The 10-year-old girl who died in the Texas shooting wanted to attend Texas A&M University and become a marine biologist. “She was just so inspired. She was definitely special. She was going to be something, she was going to be something very special,” said Ana Rodriguez, mother of Matt Rodriguez.
Maite was among 19 grade schoolers who were shot and killed along with two teachers at Robb Elementary School in the southwestern Texas town of Uvalde. The police also killed the 18-year-old gunman.
As a kindergartner, Maite said she wanted to be a marine biologist and stuck firmly to that goal. He discovered a program at Texas A&M University in Corpus Christi and told his mother that he was ready to study there. Her mother described her as “focused, competitive, smart, bright, beautiful, happy”.
“She was charismatic. She was goal-driven. She was ambitious. She was determined. She was focused. She was competitive. Smart, bright, beautiful, happy.”
Anna Rodriguez remembers her daughter Maite, one of 19 children and one of two teachers killed at school in Uvalde, Texas. pic.twitter.com/Hw1zMmEmAN
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Jacqueline Cajares, who would have turned 10 on June 10, was a tough-minded “cracker” who wanted to help those in need, her father said. Jacqueline and her second cousin, Annabel Rodriguez, were particularly tight-lipped with three other classmates at Rob Elementary School.
“They’re all gone now,” said Javier Cazares. “All his little best friends were also killed.”
Meanwhile, a report in The Guardian mentioned the details of the victims. According to the report, all the children who died in the shooting were in the same class IV class.
The victims have been identified as Ujiah Garcia (8), Javier Lopez (10), Amerie Jo Garza (10), Jose Flores (10), Rogelio Torres (10), Makena Lee Elrod (10), Tess Marie Mata (10). happened. ), Anabel Guadalupe Rodriguez (10), Eli García (10), Neva Bravo, Elijahna Cruz Torres (10), Jella Nicole Silguero (11), Jesse Carmelo Luvenos (10), Alithia Ramirez (10), Jacqueline Jaylen Cazares (10) ) ), Alexandria Ania Rubio (10), Maite Rodriguez (10), Miranda Mathis (11), Layla Salazar (10).
Apart from 19 children, two teachers, identified as Eva Mirales (44), Irma García (46), also died in the incident.