Elsa Mendoza de la Mora was a 57-year-old Mexican special education teacher and principal at Rafael Veloz Elementary School in Ciudad Juarez. She was killed on August 3, 2019, during the mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, when the gunman opened fire with an AK-47-style rifle in an attack that killed 22 people. Her husband and son were waiting for her in the parking lot when the shooting began.

The shooter, identified as Patrick Crusius, was arrested and charged with capital murder; authorities classified the incident as an act of domestic terrorism and reported that the gunman had targeted Hispanics. Elsa’s funeral was held in Ciudad Juarez, where mourners gathered to honor her memory.

Does anyone have memories of Elsa’s work at Rafael Veloz Elementary or information that could add to her story?