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

Jacob Albarado was in his barber's chair when both males received textual content messages about the shooting unfolding at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, final week. "There's an active shooter. Help. Love you," Albarado's wife 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 Protection agent, advised CBS Information on Wednesday. He had attended an awards ceremony on the school earlier that morning and was off obligation, with his weapon at home.

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

"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 varsity as quick as he could.

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

His wife let him know she made it to the funeral residence, but she informed him their daughter was locked in a faculty restroom.

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

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

"We need to get the children out of here," Albarado mentioned he told the officers. "… The shooter's over there. We need to get the children 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 mentioned. "Aid. Massive aid."

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

While Border Patrol brokers were 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 move for me to get into the building," he stated. "I did not have my vest. A shotgun's not a adequate protection."

During a press conference final week, the pinnacle of the Texas Division of Public Safety mentioned the varsity district's police chief didn't initially ship officers into the classroom the place the gunman was situated as a result of he thought it was no longer an active-shooter situation. The U.S. Justice Division is conducting a overview of the police response.

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

"I know my fellow officers," he stated, "and … to me, heart of hearts, I imagine they had been doing everything in their energy they may do."

Alex Sundby is a senior editor for CBSNews.com