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Drone footage captures Uvalde memorial

STORY: The square across the street from the municipal courthouse has served as a site for mourning in the days following the shooting, where dozens have gathered to lay flowers, console one another, and write messages on symbolic crosses engraved with the names of the victims.

Tuesday's fatal shooting of 19 pupils and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas, by an 18-year-old gunman equipped with an AR-15 style semi automatic rifle reignited a national debate over the country's gun laws.