UVALDE, Texas – The Robb Elementary School shooting in 2021 had a deep impact on the family of a 15-year-old girl.
“I live in a very small town in Kansas City, very far from Uvalde, Texas, but I was 15 when the Robb shooting happened,” said Sammie Magee.
“I’m home-schooled because of the Sandy Hook shooting. I’m the same age as the Sandy Hook kids, so my mom was just so scared to send me to school after that. That was the first big elementary school shooting,” Magee said.
Magee also felt a connection to one of the young Robb Elementary victims.
“I saw Amerie Jo Garza’s picture on the TV and heard she was a Girl Scout. I’m also a Girl Scout. I just got a gold award for my toy drives. So just to see a girl scout sister had been murdered in this tragedy, so I knew I needed …