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

Jacob Albarado was in his barber's chair when both males obtained textual content messages in regards to the capturing unfolding at Robb Elementary Faculty in Uvalde, Texas, last week. "There's an lively shooter. Help. Love you," Albarado's spouse Trisha stated in three messages at 11:41 a.m.

She's a fourth grade instructor on the college, 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 Information on Wednesday. He had attended an awards ceremony on the school earlier that morning and was off obligation, 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 started helping.

"Youngsters are popping out the home windows," he stated.

With individuals fleeing to a funeral home across the road, Albarado mentioned he needed to get inside the varsity as fast as he may.

"I used to be acting as a husband and a father," he mentioned.

His wife let him know she made it to the funeral residence, however she instructed him their daughter was locked in a college restroom.

"I did not know what restroom," Albarado mentioned.

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

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

The officers began opening classroom doorways, and Albarado mentioned he guided individuals to security.

"First classroom, second classroom, third classroom, noticed my daughter," Albarado stated. "Relief. Big relief."

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

While Border Patrol agents have been 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 would not have been a smart decision for me to get into the constructing," he said. "I did not have my vest. A shotgun's not a adequate protection."

During a press convention final week, the head of the Texas Division of Public Safety stated the school district's police chief did not initially send officers into the classroom the place the gunman was located as a result of he thought it was not an active-shooter situation. The U.S. Justice Department is conducting a review of the police response.

For his half, Albarado mentioned he wasn't able to assess the response.

"I do know my fellow officers," he said, "and … to me, coronary heart of hearts, I consider they have been doing every part of their power they may do."

Alex Sundby is a senior editor for CBSNews.com