❗️Rodolfo “Rudy” Garza Jr., 21, was critically injured in Sunday’s mass shooting in Austin.
A gunshot wound to the head.
In an instant, his future — the future he worked so hard to build — was put on hold.
Rudy is a senior at UT Austin studying mechanical engineering.
He’s set to graduate in May.
The first in his Hispanic family to walk this path. His education represents sacrifice. Hope. Generational change.
Instead of preparing for graduation, he’s in the ICU.
He’s in critical condition. Doctors are working around the clock. There may be more surgeries. A long, uncertain road of rehabilitation ahead.
His mother is a nurse. She’s spent her career caring for others in their most vulnerable moments.
Now she sits beside her own son’s hospital bed.
But here’s what else matters:
More than 100 of Rudy’s friends — high school and college — showed up at the hospital with food, notes, and love. That’s who he is. A young man who shows up for people.
Now he needs us to show up for him.
Please pray for Rudy’s brain to heal. For swelling to decrease. For steady hands in every procedure. For peace over his mother as she waits.
Tonight, let’s fight with them — in prayer.
@strogdungler@Walvsusedagain@ShehanJeyarajah You are a waste of life. A human disgusting human being doesn’t deserve life and that’s exactly why you are. I hope you sit with that everyday day of your life.
@ShehanJeyarajah Sitting behind an anonymous account. Saying disrespectful things. You can’t even say them with people knowing who you are. Such a pussy thing. LEAVE THIS GIRL ALONE!!!!!!!! Let these young people rest. WITHOUT DISRESPECTING ONE OF THEM THEY BOTH DESERVED TO LIVE
@ShehanJeyarajah Why can’t yall let this young lady rest in peace?She’s a human being! Race doesn’t matter at all in this situation! This was a horrific event that happened and yall aren’t showing no type of empathy towards just hatred. Yall wonder why things like this happen in America.
@BillyBush3 @movielover93582 It was not black who have committed 70% of all school shootings. Where are you getting your facts from you sound really ignorant. Here’s a picture of school mass shooters where do you see one black person? It’s all white people please get your facts straight.
@BillyBush3 @movielover93582 This isn’t about race honestly because it’s mostly white people who are the cause of mass shootings if we want to go there so rare occurrence for a black person to be a mass shooter