Actor Matthew McConaughey visits hometown scene of mass shooting

Hollywood actor Matthew McConaughey has paid an emotional go to to his former hometown, which was the scene of a mass faculty taking pictures final week.

It has been revealed that McConaughey, who was born in Uvalde, went again to the city in latest days to satisfy with members of the neighborhood.

His go to was made public by US Congressman Tony Gonzales, who shared a photograph of himself and the star on Twitter. It was reportedly taken on the native civic centre.

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Gonzales wrote: “This week was a solemn reminder that evil exists on this planet, however we are going to by no means let it break us. We’ll unite to be an much more highly effective reminder that love by no means fails and collectively we will change issues.

“Recognize Uvalde native Matthew McConaughey serving to us heal,” and the hashtag #UvaldeUnited.

The taking pictures, at Robb Elementary College, claimed 21 lives, together with 19 youngsters and two adults.

McConaughey, 52, shared a press release within the aftermath of the lethal taking pictures, which started, “As soon as once more, we have now tragically confirmed that we’re failing to be answerable for the rights our freedoms grant us.

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“The true name to motion now’s for each American to take an extended and deeper look within the mirror and ask ourselves, ‘What’s it that we really worth? How will we restore the issue? What small sacrifices can we individually take right this moment, to protect a more healthy, safer nation, state and neighbourhood tomorrow?'”

He stated Individuals couldn’t proceed to “make excuses and settle for these tragic realities” however “rearrange our values and discover a widespread floor about this devastating American actuality.”

“That is an epidemic we will management, and whichever aspect of the aisle we might stand on, everyone knows we will do higher. We should do higher.

“Motion have to be taken in order that no father or mother has to expertise what the mother and father in Uvalde and the others earlier than them have endured.”

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He ended the submit, “And to those that dropped off their family members right this moment, not realizing it was goodbye, no phrases can comprehend or heal your loss, but when prayers can present consolation, we are going to preserve them coming.”

McConaughey is a proud Texan who left LA to return to Austin, the place he’s elevating his three youngsters, Levi, 13, Vida, 12, and Livingston, 9, with mannequin spouse Camila Alves.

He has not shied away from politics prior to now, and even hinted he was contemplating operating for governor of Texas final 12 months earlier than altering his thoughts.

On the time he launched a press release mentioning his hometown.

“As a easy child born within the little city of Uvalde, Texas, it by no means occurred to me that I’d at some point be thought of for political management. It is a humbling and provoking path to ponder. Additionally it is a path that I am selecting to not take at this second,” he wrote.

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