Mourners gather as funerals begin for Uvalde school shooting victims

Pallbearers carry the casket of Amerie Jo Garza following a funeral service at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Uvalde, Texas (Eric Gay/AP)

Hundreds of mourners have turned out for the funeral of Amerie Jo Garza, a smiling 10-year-old killed a week ago when a gunman stormed into her primary school and opened fire.

Her service was the first since the massacre in Uvalde, Texas, with Maite Rodriquez’s to follow – plus 19 more over the next two and a half weeks.