In the course of the Uvalde taking pictures, 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 men bought text messages about the taking pictures unfolding at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, final week. "There's an active shooter. Assist. Love you," Albarado's wife 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 requested my barber if he had a gun," Albarado, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent, instructed CBS Information on Wednesday. He had attended an awards ceremony on the faculty earlier that morning and was off duty, with his weapon at house.

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

"Youngsters are popping out the home windows," he mentioned.

With individuals fleeing to a funeral residence across the road, Albarado stated he wished to get inside the college as quick as he could.

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

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

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

He finally learned 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 youngsters out of right here," Albarado mentioned he informed the officers. "… The shooter's over there. We have to get the children out. This is our time."

The officers began opening classroom doors, and Albarado mentioned he guided individuals to security.

"First classroom, second classroom, third classroom, saw my daughter," Albarado stated. "Aid. Huge reduction."

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

While Border Patrol brokers were on the crew 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 smart decision for me to get into the building," he mentioned. "I did not have my vest. A shotgun's not a good enough defense."

Throughout a press convention last week, the head of the Texas Division of Public Safety said the school 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 situation. The U.S. Justice Department is conducting a evaluate of the police response.

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

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

Alex Sundby is a senior editor for CBSNews.com