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What the shooting in Uvalde has meant for the Latino community

While the nation is reeling from the shooting in Uvalde, Texas, the Latino community is being hit particularly hard as they see the names and photos of the victims who look and sound like them.
A memorial dedicated to the victims of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.

It's been a little over a week since the shooting in Uvalde, Texas, where 19 students and two teachers were killed at Robb Elementary School. While the entire nation is reeling, the tragedy is hitting Latinos particularly hard, as they see the names and the photos of victims who look and sound like them.

That's added a complicated layer of grief and trauma onto

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