Before the shooting incident, residents reported gridlock on the island because of “Senior Skip Day.” The City of Galveston said traffic was backed up from 71st Street to Jamaica Beach.

"There's a lot of rich history here in Galveston, Texas that you can find here on the island and there's great ... Allen said. To view a map of historical markers in Galveston, visit here.

“Some estimated of the 300,000 enslaved people in the state of Texas, that there were only about 1,200, or 1,300 on the island of Galveston in June of 1865,” Collins said. As for those who did ...