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Imininingwane ejabulisayo ye- imiphumela enesiphithiphithi nenegazi yokubulawa kwesikole sase-Uvalde khombisa ukuthi abezimo eziphuthumayo baphathe kanjani izisulu eziningi noma yikuphi lapho bekwazi khona nanganoma iyiphi into ababenayo, ngokwezingxoxo ezingakaze zizwakale.
Abanye bebephuma emsebenzini noma kude bezolekelela ozakwabo abathunyelwa eRobb Elementary School, lapho amagumbi okufundela asephenduke izindawo zokubulala kodwa kusekhona imiphefumulo okufanele kusindiswe.
Kwakukhona ibutho lombuso elinezitifiketi zokwelashwa eziphuthumayo elalihlala liphethe izimpawu zesifuba ezinhlanu, lingakaze licabange ukuthi liyoke lizidinge zonke ngesikhathi esisodwa; i-EMT yendawo eyayiqoshama ngemva kodonga njengoba kuqhuma izibhamu futhi ngokushesha yayiphatha izingane ezintathu ngesikhathi esisodwa; kanye nozakwabo owayengekho emsebenzini owazithola enakekela izingane afunda nazo indodana yakhe, engazi noma umfana wakhe uyaphila.
U-Amanda Shoemake ubekwi-ambulensi yokuqala yase-Uvalde EMS ukufika esikoleni ngoMeyi 24 odlule, utshele umphenyi woMnyango Wezokuphepha Komphakathi waseTexas. Kodwa njengoba izikhulu zomthetho zilinde imizuzu engu-77 ukuphonsela inselelo umdubuli, uchithe isikhathi ezama ukuqondisa izimoto ukuze agcine umzila ukuze ama-ambulensi adlule lapho izisulu seziqalile ukuphuma, esho, ngokusho kwamarekhodi ophenyo atholwe yi-CNN.
“Besilinde lokho okuzwakala njengesikhashana. Kwabe sekufika umuntu othile … bafike bafana nokuthi, ‘Kulungile, sidinga i-EMS manje,’” esho engxoxweni, ingxenye yophenyo lwe-DPS mayelana nempendulo engaphumelelanga ekudutshulweni kwesikole, lapho. Kubulawe izingane ezingu-19 nothisha ababili. Okungenani uthisha oyedwa nezingane ezimbili babesaphila ngesikhathi amaphoyisa egasela emakilasini, kodwa ashona kamuva.
Ngesikhathi uShoemake nozakwabo befika ebhilidini lesikole, batshelwe ukuthi umdubuli akakatholakali futhi kungenzeka ukuthi usesilingini, ebalisa, esho ukuthi bacashe kanjani ngemuva kodonga lwezitini ngesikhathi umdubuli ebhekene.
“Sivele sacanasa lapho salinda kwaze kwanqamuka ukudubula,” kusho yena. “Kwathi ngemva kwesikhathi esithile bakhipha ingane yokuqala eyayiyi-DOA esobala.”
Ibutho le-DPS u-Zach Springer ubengomunye wamaphoyisa angamakhulu asuka eningizimu-ntshonalanga ye-Texas aphendule uRobb ngesikhathi kuphuma izexwayiso ukuze kuqiniswe. Uthole isitifiketi njenge-EMT ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlule, utshele iTexas Ranger exoxisane naye.
“Ngathatha isinqumo sokungasiphathi isibhamu sami,” esho ecabanga njengoba eshayela. “Bengazi ukuthi baningi kakhulu abantu laphaya phezulu, ngeke badinge izibhamu, bazodinga amagiya.”
U-Springer wangena esikoleni futhi waqala ukulungisa indawo yokuqeqesha ekugcineni kwephasishi lapho amaphoyisa ahlomile ophiko lwesikole, umnyango wamaphoyisa wendawo, ihhovisi likasherifu, amaphoyisa ombuso kanye nezinhlangano zikahulumeni zazikleliswe. Ngenkathi abaphathi bethanda kwase kuba isikhulu samaphoyisa esikole uPete Arredondobese ibamba lesikhulu samaphoyisa edolobha uMariano Pargas futhi USheriff Ruben Nolasco banikeze izitatimende ezehlukene mayelana nokuthi bebazi ukuthi izingane zilimele futhi zidinga ukutakulwa, abezokwelapha abavela ezikhungweni eziningi ezilungiselelwe izisulu.
“Ngamisa konke engingakwenza,” esho. “Ngifaka ama-tourniquets, i-gauze, amabhandeshi akwa-Israel, amabhandeshi okucindezela, i-hemostatic gauze. Ngangithi, ‘Nginakho konke, ngicabanga.’ … Benginama-chest seals amahlanu, okuyinto ehlekisayo ngokubona kwami, njengokuthi ngike ngazenza inhlekisa – ngiyoke ngidinge nini izivalo zesifuba ezinhlanu?”
Wezwa ukugqekeza wabe eseqala ukubona izingane zikhishwa phakathi nentuthu yomlilo omncane kodwa obushubile, esho.
Wahamba wayosiza udokotela waseBorder Patrol owelapha intombazane edutshulwe esifubeni. Uthe waqala ukumbheka imilenze ukuthi akalimalanga yini ngesikhathi ezwa ozakwabo becela ukuvalwa isifuba. Esiphithiphithini sempendulo, konke kwase kuthathwe.
USpringer uthe bavale amanxeba entombazane ngegauze, bayifaka ebhodini elingemuva wabe esetshela abanye ukuthi bayiqinise ikhanda ngesikhathi beyinyakazisa, nakuba kamuva ekholelwa ukuthi isisulu esincane kakhulu ukuba singakwazi ukuthwala.
“Angicabangi ukuthi bamqinise ikhanda ngoba ubengemude ngokwanele ukuthi ikhanda lakhe livikeleke,” usho kanje. Uthe ngesikhathi intombazane bekucatshangwa ukuthi iyaphila ngesikhathi beyikhipha ekilasini, ayizange isinde.
Lapho egijima ebuyela phakathi, iphasishi elaligcwele izingqwembe zokugubha ukuphela konyaka wesikole lase lishintshiwe. “Wawuyizwa iphunga le-ayoni – igazi laliningi,” esho.
Emuva ngaphandle, u-Uvalde EMS Shoemake ufake isisulu sokuqala ku-ambulensi yakhe ukuze asifihle ezixukwini zabazali abakhathazekile ababemagange befuna ulwazi, ngesikhathi kukhishwa enye ingane. Uthe ubone i-ambulensi ebinganakiwe yenkampani ezimele isicabha sivuliwe futhi singenahlaka, esho.
“Ngamfaka phansi kuleyo ambulensi ngaqala ukumelapha. Kwathi ngisamelapha, kwaba nabanye abafana ababili abaneminyaka engu-10 abalethwa kimi ngase ngimbeka ebhentshini omunye esihlalweni sikakaputeni.”
Ozakwabo bakaShoemake okuhlanganisa no-Kathlene Torres bafika bezosiza bafaka intombazanyana ohlakeni bayifaka kwenye i-ambulensi, besebenzela ukusindisa impilo yayo njengoba baqale bacabanga ukuthi indiza enophephela emhlane izomthatha bese imyisa ngokwabo esibhedlela, basho.
UTorres utshele isikhulu se-DPS ukuthi intombazane ilimele kanzima kodwa yakwazi ukusho igama layo kanye nosuku lokuzalwa. Kade UMaya Zamora, owayezohlala izinsuku ezingu-66 esibhedlela ngaphambi kokuba abuyele emndenini wakhe. “Ngisalizwa izwi lakhe,” kusho uTorres.
Okungenani amabili ama-EMTs abekade e-Robb ekuseni ukuzobona imiklomelo enikezwa izingane zabo. Omunye wabo, uVirginia Vela, wayebukele indodana yakhe eyayifunda ibanga lesi-4 emcimbini wango-10 ekuseni kwase kuthi ngemva kwamahora amabili waboshwa endaweni yokupaka izimoto emzileni ongaphesheya komgwaqo wesikole nomyeni wakhe nabanye abazali ababevinjwe indlela. izikhulu.
Utshele umphenyi we-DPS ukuthi waqashelwa njenge-EMT yendawo futhi wavunyelwa ukuba angene endlini yomngcwabo ukuyolapha ezinye izingane ezazilimale zikhuphuka ngamafasitela zibalekela isikole.
Izithombe zikhombisa isiphithiphithi ngesikhathi abafundi base-Uvalde bebaleka
Ngesikhathi esondela esikoleni eyosiza amanye ama-EMTs, wabona kukhishwa isisulu sokuqala, umfana owayeshonile, esho.
“Ngangicabanga ukuthi indodana yami,” kusho yena. “Ngathi uma ngibona izingubo zakhe, ngabona ukuthi kwakungeyona indodana yami, kodwa uvalo … lwagijima emzimbeni wami.”
Izingane ezengeziwe zeza ukuze zithole ukwelashwa okuphuthumayo.
“Enye yezingane ebenginazo kuleli qembu, idutshulwe ehlombe. Umfundi engangimsiza ngasohlangothini lweyunithi wayenezicucu zezinhlamvu ethangeni,” kusho yena. “Bese sinomunye umfundi oqhunyiswe iminwe. Futhi wayengena ephuma. Sasizama ukumtholela umoya-mpilo futhi sizama ukumgcina ephila. Futhi ngabona ukuthi yilabo engangifunda nendodana yami futhi indodana yami yayingaphumi.”
UVela wavula i-ambulensi ukuze abone ukuthi ezinye izingane azilethwa yini kubo. Ekugcineni, wabona umfana wakhe egijima ephuma esikoleni.
“Angizange ngibaleke ngize kuye. Angizange ngiyomlanda. Engangicabanga ukuthi ‘gijima sithandwa … susa isihogo kulesiya sikole, vele ugijimele ebhasini,’” kusho yena. “Ngalubamba ucingo lwami, ngafonela umyeni wami nelomyeni wami ngathi, ‘Ngiyambona, ngiyambona, ugibela ibhasi, ulungile.’ Ngase ngithi, ‘Kulungile, kodwa kufanele ngihlale lapha nalaba bafundi.’ Futhi ngavala ucingo ngaqhubeka nokwenza umsebenzi wami.”
UVela utshele i-DPS ukuthi ukhumbula kancane ngemva kosuku azi ukuthi indodana yakhe iphephile, kodwa kwakusekufiphele njengoba esebenza noShoemake nabanye, ebhala izincwadi ezibalulekile zengane ezingalweni zabo futhi ebahambisa endleleni – layisha futhi. hambani, layishani nihambe.
Futhi lapho umsebenzi ophuthumayo sewenziwe, waba nombuzo obalulekile.
“Ngabuza umlingani wami, ‘Ngabe ngiqandisiwe? Ngaze ngakusiza?’ Athi, ‘Yebo, ntombazane. Ubufana nokugxuma usuka kwelinye uye kwelinye, usiza wonke umuntu ophumayo,’” kusho uVela. “Futhi ngangifana, ngidinga ukwazi lokhu. Kumele ngazi ukuthi ngiqhubekile nokwenza umsebenzi wami.”
