Tuesday 2 August 2022 06:39 AM Last Uvalde school shooting victim, 10, leaves hospital after 66 DAYS: Mayah ... trends now
A 10-year-old girl who was critically wounded in the Robb Elementary School shooting on May 24 became the final surviving victim to leave a hospital last Friday.
Mayah Zamora spent 66 days being treated in University Health in San Antonio after being shot by crazed gunman Salvador Ramos in Uvalde, Texas.
A video released by University Health showed Zamora walking out of the hospital handing single stem roses to members of staff while they gathered to applaud her. They also chanted: 'Mayah! Mayah!'
A tweet from the hospital read: 'Today was a happy day at University Hospital! Our final patient from the Uvalde shooting, 10-year-old Mayah Zamora, was discharged!'
The post continued: 'She is our hero and we can’t wait to see all she accomplishes in the future!'
It was accompanied by the hashtag: #MayahStrong.
The school shooting in Uvalde shocked the nation and renewed calls for gun reform laws. In total, 19 children and two teacher were killed. Three others were injured, including Zamora.
Mayah Zamora spent 66 days being treated in University Health in San Antonio after being shot by crazed gunman Salvador Ramos in Uvalde, Texas
On July 29, Zamora, 10, was discharged from the hospital, staff at the hospital shouted: 'Mayah! Mayah!' as she finally walk out of her room
Zamora's family says that during her stay in the hospital she has undergone surgeries and has started physical therapy
The shooting was the second deadliest school shooting in American history, after the Sandy Hook elementary shooting in 2012.
A GoFundMe page that has been set up to help Zamora's family to pay for her medical bills said that the fourth grader was forced to undergo multiple surgeries after being wounded by Ramos.
In addition, the money raised on the crowdfunding page will help to pay for necessary future medical costs.
At the time of writing, the page has raised nearly $110,000. A family member wrote on the page that Zamora is facing a 'long road to recovery.'
The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District will receive $1.25 million to
