A little American girl killed last week in the Uvalde shooting has been honored posthumously for her courage and bravery during the tragedy.
Amerie Jo Garza is one of the 21 people killed by the bullets of Uvalde’s killer. The 10-year-old girl was trapped in her classroom for nearly an hour as Salvador Ramos, armed with an assault rifle, did the unimaginable. In an incredible act of courage, the girl tried to save her comrades by calling the police, while the number one rule in these situations is above all not to make noise. When the assailant saw the child with the phone, he attacked her. “The shooter came in and he said to the kids, ‘You’re going to die.’ She had her phone and she called 911. Instead of grabbing it and breaking it or taking it from her, he shot her. She was sitting right next to her best friend. Her best friend was covered in her blood,” her grandmother, Berlinda Arreol, told American media.
Buried earlier this week, little Amerie was posthumously awarded a medal for her incredible bravery. ABC News reports that the Girl Scouts, of which she was a proud member, awarded her the highest title by presenting her with the Bronze Cross, an award offered “for saving or attempting to save lives at the risk of her own life.” , the Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas reported. “We will always carry his story with us and ensure that his courageous actions will endure for generations,” they added. “She’s a hero who tried to call 911 to save her friends,” her grandmother said.
Last year, in class, Amerie won the “Heart of Gold” award. His school results had been recognized once again only a few minutes before the shooter entered the establishment. She had just received a certificate of honor for all her good achievements. She celebrated her 10th birthday on May 10. On this occasion, she had received her first mobile phone, the one she tried to use on Tuesday to help her friends. “She was just trying to call the police and he shot her. How can you look at a little girl and shoot her,” her dad tearfully lamented on CNN. “He was a wonderful soul. She touched everyone’s hearts and lit up every place she went,” reads the campaign to collect donations opened to help her family.