The Uvalde school shooter wrote โLOLโ in the blood of his victims on a classroom whiteboard, a Texas lawmaker revealed at an emotional hearing with victimsโ families late Tuesday.
The revelation from state Rep. Joe Moody, D-El Paso, who took part in an investigation into the massacre, prompted family members of the slain children and teachers who were in attendance to gasp and openly sob.
โThe attacker scooped up the blood of his victims and smeared it into his disgusting message,โ Moody said. โWhat he wrote in innocent blood next to that was the phrase 'LOL'.โ
The new detail came hours into a hearing of a state House committee that started Tuesday morning and stretched past midnight, with families waiting for hours to testify and plead for stricter gun laws.
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