Through the Uvalde shooting, an off-duty federal agent’s spouse texted him for assist. “I requested my barber if he had a gun,” he stated.

Jacob Albarado was in his barber's chair when both men acquired text messages about the capturing unfolding at Robb Elementary Faculty in Uvalde, Texas, last week. "There's an energetic 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 college, and their daughter is a scholar 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 on the college earlier that morning and was off responsibility, together 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 had been already there, and Albarado started helping.

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

With individuals fleeing to a funeral residence across the street, Albarado mentioned he needed to get inside the varsity as quick as he may.

"I was acting as a husband and a father," he mentioned.

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

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

He eventually learned his daughter was in a restroom situated inside her classroom. Albarado met up with two officers close to the classroom.

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

The officers began opening classroom doors, and Albarado said he guided individuals to safety.

"First classroom, second classroom, third classroom, saw my daughter," Albarado mentioned. "Reduction. Big reduction."

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

While Border Patrol agents 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 smart decision for me to get into the constructing," he stated. "I did not have my vest. A shotgun's not a adequate protection."

During a press conference last week, the pinnacle of the Texas Department of Public Security mentioned the varsity district's police chief didn't initially send officers into the classroom where the gunman was positioned as a result of he thought it was no longer an active-shooter scenario. The U.S. Justice Department is conducting a assessment of the police response.

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

"I know my fellow officers," he said, "and … to me, heart of hearts, I consider they had been doing everything of their power they may do."

Alex Sundby is a senior editor for CBSNews.com