An off-duty US Border Patrol agent did not "eliminate" the gunman in Uvalde

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8:50 AM · Jun 2, 2022

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Posts on Facebook claim Jacob Albarado, a US Border Patrol agent, "eliminated" the gunman who murdered 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. This is false; Albarado entered the school armed during the shooting to rescue his daughter and other children, but he did not shoot the gunman.

"The lefts Hero: GEORGE FLOYD. Use your own opinion of his heroic efforts," a May 28, 2022 post on Facebook says. "OURS: Off duty border agent Jacob Albarado. With no 2nd thought entered Robb Elementary School and eliminated the active shooter."

The post shows photos of Floyd, a Black man murdered by a white police officer in Minneapolis in 2020, and Albarado, a Uvalde local.

On May 24, 2022, an 18-year-old gunman was killed after attacking Robb Elementary School, a massacre that left Uvalde in mourning and reignited debate over gun rights in the US.
But the Facebook post contains false information about the mass shooting.

Albarado, a Border Patrol agent who was off duty on the day of the shooting, has a daughter in second grade at Robb Elementary School. His wife also teaches at the school. Both were inside during the shooting, and both survived the attack.

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1. Craziness. What racist idiocy brings George Floyd into this?