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Rays P Brooks Raley attended Uvalde elementary school: Texas massacre 'hits close to home'

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Brooks Raley revealed on Wednesday that he attended Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, where a gunman armed with an AR-15-style rifle opened fire and massacred 19 children and two teachers on Tuesday.

Raley spoke with reporters in the Rays clubhouse about his experience processing the tragedy from his hometown where some of his family still resides.

"I walked those halls. I can’t imagine the experience yesterday."

The shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas hits home for @RaysBaseball pitcher Brooks Raley.

He attended that school and Uvalde HS before moving to College Station.