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

Jacob Albarado was in his barber's chair when each men obtained textual content messages in regards to the taking pictures unfolding at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, last week. "There's an energetic shooter. Assist. Love you," Albarado's spouse Trisha said 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, told CBS News on Wednesday. He had attended an awards ceremony on the school earlier that morning and was off duty, 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 were already there, and Albarado started serving to.

"Kids are coming out the home windows," he stated.

With individuals fleeing to a funeral dwelling throughout the road, Albarado mentioned he wanted to get inside the varsity as quick as he might.

"I was appearing as a husband and a father," he stated.

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

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

He eventually realized his daughter was in a restroom positioned inside her classroom. Albarado met up with two officers near the classroom.

"We need to get the children out of here," Albarado mentioned he informed the officers. "… The shooter's over there. We need to get the kids out. This is our time."

The officers began opening classroom doorways, and Albarado mentioned he guided people 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 college parking zone.

While Border Patrol agents were on the workforce 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 wouldn't have been a smart decision for me to get into the constructing," he mentioned. "I did not have my vest. A shotgun's not a adequate defense."

During a press conference last week, the top of the Texas Department of Public Safety mentioned the varsity district's police chief didn't initially send officers into the classroom where the gunman was situated as a result of he thought it was now not an active-shooter scenario. The U.S. Justice Division is conducting a overview of the police response.

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

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

Alex Sundby is a senior editor for CBSNews.com