Uvalde school shooter's uncle wanted to talk gunman down but was too late

The Uvalde school shooter's uncle offered to talk his nephew down from murdering 19 students and two teachers, according to a 911 recording released on Saturday by city officials in Uvalde, Texas. The call came 10 minutes after police killed the shooter.

"The records connected to the May 24, 2022, shooting at Robb Elementary School were released by Uvalde officials after a prolonged legal fight," Politico reported.

"Maybe he could listen to me because he does listen to me, everything I tell him he does listen to me," said the gunman's uncle, Armando Ramos. "Maybe he could stand down or do something to turn himself in."

Ramos said the gunman, 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, spent the previous night at his home, where he complained about his grandmother "bugging" him. Before carrying out the massacre, the gunman non-fatally shot his grandmother and used a truck at her home to drive to the school.