Sister of Uvalde shooting victim testifies before Texas lawmakers: “I’m terrified to go back” to school

Jazmin Cazares testified before lawmakers Thursday at the Texas Capitol in Austin. Cazares’ younger sister was one of the 21 victims of the recent school shooting in Uvalde. (Credit: Evan L'Roy/The Texas Tribune)

With her voice shaking as she delivered testimony to lawmakers, Jazmin Cazares, the sister of Jackie Cazares, who was slain during a mass shooting last month at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, called for tighter background checks, red flag laws and for lawmakers to “do something” to prevent future mass shootings.

“This morning around 5:30 a.m. I sat on my sister’s bed and I cried, I cried and I cried,” she said. “[Then] I wiped my tears, got in my car and drove four hours to get here. I shouldn’t have to be here right now. I should be at home watching a movie with my sister — it’s summer.”