Katie Couric Media: This Mom Lost Her Daughter in the Uvalde Shooting and Now She’s Fighting Back

Kimberly Rubio spoke to us about how she’s honoring the memory of her child.

On May 24, 2022, an 18-year-old armed with two AR-style rifles walked into Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, and opened fire. He ended up killing 19 students and two teachers. Lexi Rubio, 10, was one of the victims in what has now become the deadliest school shooting in Texas history.

“We’re just devastated. We’re broken,” Lexi’s mother, Kimberly Rubio, told Katie Couric Media in a recent interview. “There is no moving forward. I think we’ll always just be stagnant. We really, really miss her.”

Since Lexi’s death, Rubio has been on a mission to pass common-sense gun legislation and prevent future mass shootings. We spoke to Rubio about her upcoming trip to Washington D.C. with March Fourth, a nonprofit advocacy group that organizes to federally ban assault weapons. Rubio also spoke about why these next two weeks are crucial in the fight against gun violence.

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