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

Jacob Albarado was in his barber's chair when each males got textual content messages concerning the taking pictures unfolding at Robb Elementary College in Uvalde, Texas, last week. "There's an active 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 faculty, and their daughter is a scholar there.

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

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

"Youngsters are coming out the windows," he said.

With individuals fleeing to a funeral home throughout the road, Albarado stated he needed to get inside the school as quick as he may.

"I used to be appearing as a husband and a father," he stated.

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

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

He eventually 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 mentioned he informed the officers. "… The shooter's over there. We need to get the youngsters out. That is our time."

The officers started opening classroom doors, and Albarado stated 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 shortly she was heading to the varsity car parking zone.

While Border Patrol agents were 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 would not have been a smart move for me to get into the building," he mentioned. "I didn't have my vest. A shotgun's not a ok defense."

Throughout a press convention final week, the top of the Texas Department of Public Safety stated the varsity district's police chief didn't initially ship officers into the classroom where the gunman was located as a result of he thought it was no longer an active-shooter scenario. The U.S. Justice Division is conducting a assessment of the police response.

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

"I know my fellow officers," he stated, "and … to me, heart of hearts, I consider they have been doing the whole lot in their power they could do."

Alex Sundby is a senior editor for CBSNews.com