In the course of the Uvalde capturing, an off-duty federal agent’s wife texted him for help. “I requested my barber if he had a gun,” he mentioned.

Jacob Albarado was in his barber's chair when each males acquired text messages about the shooting unfolding at Robb Elementary College in Uvalde, Texas, final 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 at the faculty, and their daughter is a scholar there.

"I requested my barber if he had a gun," Albarado, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent, informed CBS Information on Wednesday. He had attended an awards ceremony at the school earlier that morning and was off responsibility, along with his weapon at house.

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

"Kids are coming out the windows," he stated.

With individuals fleeing to a funeral residence across the street, Albarado mentioned he wished to get inside the school as quick as he could.

"I was appearing as a husband and a father," he said.

His spouse let him know she made it to the funeral home, however she advised him their daughter was locked in a college restroom.

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

He finally realized his daughter was in a restroom situated inside her classroom. Albarado met up with two officers close to the classroom.

"We need to get the youngsters out of here," Albarado stated he informed the officers. "… The shooter's over there. We need to get the children out. This is our time."

The officers started opening classroom doors, and Albarado stated he guided folks to safety.

"First classroom, second classroom, third classroom, saw my daughter," Albarado said. "Aid. Huge reduction."

He hugged and kissed her, and shortly she was heading to the college parking zone.

Whereas Border Patrol brokers were on the team that breached the classroom where the gunman was holed up, Albarado wasn't in that group.

"I didn't have my gear, and so it would not have been a smart decision for me to get into the building," he stated. "I didn't have my vest. A shotgun's not a good enough protection."

During a press convention final week, the top of the Texas Department of Public Security mentioned the varsity district's police chief didn't initially ship officers into the classroom where the gunman was located because he thought it was not an active-shooter situation. The U.S. Justice Department is conducting a overview of the police response.

For his half, Albarado said he wasn't ready to assess the response.

"I know my fellow officers," he said, "and … to me, coronary heart of hearts, I consider they had been doing the whole lot in their power they may do."

Alex Sundby is a senior editor for CBSNews.com