Uvalde Shooting Victim Gilbert Limones Testifies at Officer Gonzales Trial (Part 1)

Testimony of Gilbert Limones

• 💡 Gilbert Limones, a victim of the Uvalde shooting, testified at the trial of Officer Adrian Gonzales.
• 📌 His face was ordered by the judge not to be shown during the testimony.

Initial Encounter and 911 Call

• 🚗 Limones, with his coworker Cody Bisceno, was on his way to assist after a traffic accident when he heard someone yell, "He has a gun."
• ⚠️ He saw what he initially perceived as a "black post" from a truck, which turned out to be a gun, and heard shots fired as he ran back to the funeral home.
• 📞 Limones made his first 911 call to report the accident and subsequently to report being shot at.

Observations from the Funeral Home

• 🚶‍♂️ From the funeral home window, Limones observed the gunman, described as a tall, skinny Hispanic male wearing all black, throw a duffel bag over a fence and then jump the fence.
• 🏫 The gunman then walked nonchalantly towards the school, pulling up his hat and shaking his hair before putting his cap back on.
• 🚗 A white car was seen driving through the teachers' parking lot shortly before the gunman headed towards the school's playground.

Gunman's Actions at the School

• 🎯 Limones witnessed the gunman shooting at children at the playground and then proceeding to shoot through classroom windows.
• 🚪 The gunman eventually entered the school through a specific door, and Limones could hear the shooting inside.
• 🚨 He made a second, urgent 911 call, begging for officers to be dispatched.

Trial Exhibits and Testimony Details

• 🖼️ Demonstrative exhibits, including a diagram of the scene and funeral home video footage, were used during the testimony.
• 📹 The funeral home's video cameras accurately depicted the events, including the vehicle wreck, Limones and his coworker checking on it, and the gunman's movements.
• ⏱️ Timestamps from the video footage, such as 11:29:05 and 11:31:36, were referenced to correlate with Limones's account of seeing himself, the gunman, and the white car.
• 🗣️ Limones confirmed that the 911 calls played in court were accurate representations of his voice and the events he described, including speaking with the first responding Uvalde PD officer.