A Uvalde coroner is haunted by identifying the bodies of children and an old friend
Because Uvalde is so small, a local Justice of the Peace had the horrible task of identifying slain kids after the deadly shooting at Robb Elementary School. He says the images will stick with him.
UVALDE, Texas — Eulalio "Lalo" Diaz, Jr. isn't always on call, but it was his turn to be at the helm as Uvalde's Justice of the Peace on the day a gunman massacred 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in the deadliest school shooting in state history. The county is so small that the justice on call also acts as Uvalde's de facto coroner.
He doesn't expect he'll ever be the same.
"It was my luck ... my bad luck," Diaz told NPR. "But I wouldn't wish it on anyone."
Sitting in his office at thethat included so many small children whose parents and grandparents he's known for years, and one of his own high school classmates.
