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

Jacob Albarado was in his barber's chair when both men obtained text messages about the shooting unfolding at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, final week. "There's an energetic shooter. Assist. Love you," Albarado's spouse Trisha stated in three messages at 11:41 a.m.

She's a fourth grade teacher on the college, and their daughter is a scholar there.

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

The barber did have a gun. Albarado took it, a shotgun, they usually rushed to the chaotic scene. Law enforcement officials were already there, and Albarado started serving to.

"Children are coming out the home windows," he said.

With individuals fleeing to a funeral dwelling throughout the road, Albarado stated he wished to get inside the college as fast as he could.

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

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

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

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

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

The officers began opening classroom doorways, and Albarado stated he guided folks to safety.

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

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

Whereas Border Patrol agents had been on the crew 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 decision for me to get into the building," he said. "I did not have my vest. A shotgun's not a good enough defense."

During a press conference last week, the head of the Texas Division of Public Security mentioned the varsity district's police chief did not initially ship officers into the classroom the place the gunman was situated as a result of he thought it was now not an active-shooter state of affairs. The U.S. Justice Division is conducting a overview of the police response.

For his part, Albarado stated he wasn't in a position to assess the response.

"I know my fellow officers," he mentioned, "and … to me, coronary heart of hearts, I imagine they had been doing every thing in their energy they could do."

Alex Sundby is a senior editor for CBSNews.com