Uvalde Trial: Robb Elementary Teacher Recounts Horrific Testimony

Testimony of Teacher Arnul Forez

• 🎯 Arnul Forez, a fourth-grade teacher at Robb Elementary, provided emotional testimony in the Uvalde trial.
• 💥 He described the terrifying moments inside his classroom, room 111, as gunshots became louder and more constant.
• 😨 Forez recounted seeing the gunman enter the classroom and described being shot in the arm.
• 🩸 The teacher testified that the gunman taunted him and splashed his blood on his face.
• 🕯️ He instructed his students to close their eyes to shield them from the horror, praying and surrendering himself.

Classroom Horror and Officer's Actions

• 💔 Forez witnessed the deaths of every child in his classroom during the 77 minutes of the incident.
• 👂 He heard gunfire as officers eventually engaged the gunman.
• 🚑 He was dragged out of his classroom to receive medical attention.

Surveillance Video and 911 Call

• 📹 Jurors and victim's families watched a 15-minute unedited surveillance video from the hallway, which is not being released to the public.
• 😭 The video reportedly shows children screaming and includes a panicked 911 call from a staff member urging officers to hurry.

Legal Proceedings

• ⚖️ Forez's testimony is part of the state's case against former school police officer Adrien Gonzalez.
• 🚫 Gonzalez has pleaded not guilty to 29 counts of child endangerment.
• 🗓️ Testimony in the trial is scheduled to resume the following morning.