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

Jacob Albarado was in his barber's chair when each men obtained textual content messages concerning the capturing unfolding at Robb Elementary College in Uvalde, Texas, final week. "There's an active shooter. Help. Love you," Albarado's spouse Trisha stated in three messages at 11:41 a.m.

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

"I asked my barber if he had a gun," Albarado, a U.S. Customs and Border Safety agent, advised CBS Information on Wednesday. He had attended an awards ceremony at the school earlier that morning and was off duty, together with his weapon at residence.

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

"Children are popping out the windows," he mentioned.

With individuals fleeing to a funeral home across the street, Albarado mentioned he wanted to get inside the varsity as fast as he may.

"I used to be acting as a husband and a father," he said.

His spouse let him know she made it to the funeral house, however she told him their daughter was locked in a school restroom.

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

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

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

The officers started opening classroom doors, and Albarado stated he guided people to security.

"First classroom, second classroom, third classroom, saw my daughter," Albarado stated. "Relief. Massive relief."

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

Whereas Border Patrol brokers were on the staff that breached the classroom where 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 good move for me to get into the building," he stated. "I did not have my vest. A shotgun's not a good enough protection."

During a press conference final week, the pinnacle of the Texas Department of Public Safety said the varsity district's police chief didn't initially ship officers into the classroom the place the gunman was located as a result of he thought it was not an active-shooter scenario. The U.S. Justice Department is conducting a assessment of the police response.

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

"I know my fellow officers," he said, "and … to me, heart of hearts, I imagine they have been doing every thing in their power they may do."

Alex Sundby is a senior editor for CBSNews.com