Boy Killed in Texas Shooting Wanted to Be Police Officer. Now Uncle Says Cops 'Didn't Even Protect Him'
Jose Flores, Jr.Photo: courtesy of Christopher Salazar Jose Flores, Jr., was a little boy whose favorite color was blue. He loved playing baseball, and he wanted to be a police officer when he grew up. “He wanted to protect people,” says the 10-year-old’s uncle, Christopher Salazar, 33. “He wanted to be an officer to protect and serve people — and not like the officers here in Uvalde.” Salazar’s nephew is one of 19 children who lost their lives Tuesday in thedeadly shooting at Robb Elementary, a mass shooting that also killed two teachers....