Eliahana Elijah Cruz Torres was a 10-year-old girl from Uvalde, Texas, killed on May 24, 2022, at Robb Elementary School. She is remembered by family and friends as loving, compassionate, playful with softball, and someone who made people laugh. She was one of 19 children among 21 people killed when an 18-year-old local resident, Salvador Ramos, entered the school and carried out the attack; Ramos was later killed by responding law enforcement officers.

The shooting prompted multiple reviews and criticism of the police response, including scrutiny of the local school district and a Department of Justice review. Eliahana’s father, Eli Torres, was serving a 20-year federal sentence for drug trafficking and conspiracy and was denied compassionate release to attend her funeral. Her family continues to honor her memory with tributes and memorials.

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