Uvalde funerals begin one week after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers in school

  • The first two funerals for victims of the Uvalde school shooting in Texas are due on Tuesday.

  • The funerals are for 10-year-olds Amerie Jo Garza and Maite Rodriguez.

  • Funeral homes in the town say they are overwhelmed after 19 children and two teachers were killed.

Funerals for the children and teachers killed in the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting are scheduled to begin on Tuesday.

The first two of the funerals are due to take place Tuesday, for 10-year-old Amerie Jo Garza and 10-year-old Maite Rodriguez, The Associated Press and Reuters reported.

Visitation for the two children took place on Monday, in each of the town's two funeral homes.

A gunman entered the Robb Elementary School on Tuesday, May 24, killing 19 children and two teachers.

The funerals for 11 of the children and one of the teachers, Irma Garcia, are expected this week, with the rest to follow, the AP reported.

Both funeral homes have said they are overwhelmed with the deaths.

Volunteers from the funeral industry are coming to the town to help them cope with the dead.

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