During the Uvalde capturing, an off-duty federal agent’s spouse texted him for assist. “I asked my barber if he had a gun,” he said.

Jacob Albarado was in his barber's chair when each males bought text messages in regards to the taking pictures unfolding at Robb Elementary Faculty in Uvalde, Texas, final week. "There's an energetic shooter. Help. Love you," Albarado's spouse Trisha stated in three messages at 11:41 a.m.

She's a fourth grade teacher at the school, and their daughter is a student there.

"I requested my barber if he had a gun," Albarado, a U.S. Customs and Border Safety agent, informed CBS News on Wednesday. He had attended an awards ceremony at the college earlier that morning and was off duty, together with his weapon at residence.

The barber did have a gun. Albarado took it, a shotgun, and so they rushed to the chaotic scene. Police officers had been already there, and Albarado began serving to.

"Kids are popping out the windows," he said.

With individuals fleeing to a funeral dwelling across the road, Albarado stated he needed to get inside the college as fast as he might.

"I was performing as a husband and a father," he stated.

His spouse let him know she made it to the funeral dwelling, however she informed him their daughter was locked in a school restroom.

"I didn't know what restroom," Albarado stated.

He eventually realized his daughter was in a restroom positioned inside her classroom. Albarado met up with two officers near the classroom.

"We have to get the kids out of here," Albarado stated he told the officers. "… The shooter's over there. We need to get the kids out. That is our time."

The officers began opening classroom doorways, and Albarado stated he guided people to security.

"First classroom, second classroom, third classroom, saw my daughter," Albarado said. "Relief. Massive reduction."

He hugged and kissed her, and soon she was heading to the varsity parking zone.

While Border Patrol brokers were on the staff that breached the classroom the place the gunman was holed up, Albarado wasn't in that group.

"I did not have my gear, and so it wouldn't have been a smart move for me to get into the constructing," he said. "I did not have my vest. A shotgun's not a ok defense."

During a press conference final week, the pinnacle of the Texas Division of Public Safety mentioned the varsity district's police chief didn't initially ship officers into the classroom the place the gunman was located because he thought it was no longer an active-shooter state of affairs. The U.S. Justice Department is conducting a assessment of the police response.

For his part, Albarado stated he wasn't able to assess the response.

"I know my fellow officers," he mentioned, "and … to me, coronary heart of hearts, I consider they had been doing all the pieces of their energy they might do."

Alex Sundby is a senior editor for CBSNews.com