Broken trust still felt in Uvalde as school year approaches
2 years, 3 months ago

Broken trust still felt in Uvalde as school year approaches

Associated Press  

UVALDE, Texas — Even though Uvalde’s school police chief is now gone, Mario Jimenez doesn’t feel any safer about sending his 10-year-old son back to class for the first time since his teacher was shot at Robb Elementary School. The firing of embattled Uvalde school Police Chief Pete Arredondo, who for more than 70 minutes during the May 24 massacre made no attempt to confront a gunman firing an AR-15-style rifle inside a fourth grade classroom, did not satisfy or reassure many Uvalde residents nervously facing a fast approaching school year. Signs carried by parents into a heated school board meeting ahead of Arredondo’s firing included one that read, “If you did not do your job, turn in your badge.” But it is not clear whether any officers besides Arredondo will have to do so over a fumbled response that Col. Steve McCraw, the head of the state police force, has called “an abject failure.” Only one other officer, Uvalde Police Lt. Mariano Pargas — who was the city’s acting police chief on the day of massacre — is known to have been placed on leave for their actions during the shooting. Greg Abbott called Arredondo’s dismissal “the first step for accountability.” Abbott’s first comments after the shooting praised the law enforcement response but said days later he had been misled, a reversal that laid bare the conflicting and at times inaccurate statements by authorities in the days after the tragedy.

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Former Uvalde schools police chief loses bid to toss criminal charges related to 2022 shooting
6 days ago

Former Uvalde schools police chief loses bid to toss criminal charges related to 2022 shooting

Associated Press  

UVALDE, Texas — A Texas judge on Thursday refused to throw out criminal charges accusing the former Uvalde schools police chief of putting children at risk during the slow response to the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting, while a lawyer for his co-defendant said they want to move the upcoming trial out of the small town where the massacre occurred. …

Officials release more videos of hesitant police response to Uvalde school shooting
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Officials release more videos of hesitant police response to Uvalde school shooting

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Videos from the 2022 school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that police originally failed to make public show officers scrambling to treat victims, parents running near the building and dozens of law enforcement agents standing outside Robb Elementary School. Taken together, the footage underlines the hesitant police response in the small South Texas city, where a gunman killed …

'Hurry, Hurry, Hurry, Hurry!’: 911 Calls, Records Released From Uvalde School Shooting
4 months, 2 weeks ago

'Hurry, Hurry, Hurry, Hurry!’: 911 Calls, Records Released From Uvalde School Shooting

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING DALLAS — As law enforcement officers hung back outside Khloie Torres’ fourth-grade classroom in Uvalde, Texas, she begged for help in a series of 911 calls, whispering into the phone that there were “a lot” of bodies and telling the operator: “Please, I don’t want to die. A lot of people are,” she says, pausing briefly, “gone.” …

The timeline of how the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, unfolded, according to a federal report
4 months, 2 weeks ago

The timeline of how the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, unfolded, according to a federal report

Associated Press  

UVALDE, Texas — A scathing Justice Department report released earlier this year into law enforcement failures during the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas, includes a minute-by-minute account of missteps by police at the scene. Here is the Justice Department’s reconstruction of the shooting, which is similar to timelines previously offered by authorities: 11:21 a.m. — The gunman, Salvador …

Texas trooper gets job back in Uvalde after suspension from botched police response to 2022 shooting
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Texas trooper gets job back in Uvalde after suspension from botched police response to 2022 shooting

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Department of Public Safety has reinstated a state trooper who was suspended after the botched law enforcement response to the shooting at a Uvalde elementary school in 2022. In a letter sent to Texas Ranger Christopher Ryan Kindell on Aug. 2 and released by the agency on Monday, DPS Director Col. Steve McCraw removed the …

Uvalde school officer charged over actions during Robb Elementary shooting set to appear in court
5 months ago

Uvalde school officer charged over actions during Robb Elementary shooting set to appear in court

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A former Uvalde school police …

Uvalde, Texas, school officer pleads not guilty to charges of failing to protect kids during attack
5 months ago

Uvalde, Texas, school officer pleads not guilty to charges of failing to protect kids during attack

LA Times  

Former Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District police officer Adrian Gonzales arrives at the Uvalde County Courthouse on Thursday in Uvalde, Texas. A former Uvalde, Texas, school police officer who was part of the slow law enforcement response to the 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School pleaded not guilty during a court appearance Thursday. Some of the victims’ families have …

How Charges Against 2 Uvalde School Police Officers Are Still Leaving Families Frustrated
5 months, 3 weeks ago

How Charges Against 2 Uvalde School Police Officers Are Still Leaving Families Frustrated

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING AUSTIN, Texas — Two indictments against former Uvalde, Texas, schools police officers are the first charges brought against law enforcement for the botched response that saw hundreds of officers wait more than an hour to confront an 18-year-old gunman who killed 19 fourth-grade students and two teachers at Robb Elementary. Former Uvalde schools police Chief Pete Arredondo …

Texas senator says more Uvalde cops need to face criminal charges over shooting
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Texas senator says more Uvalde cops need to face criminal charges over shooting

Raw Story  

After two Uvalde cops were charged over their botched response to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary, a Texas state senator says more officers should be charged. Uvalde cops were criticised for not stopping the shooting earlier, particularly when camera footage was released showing officers standing in a hallway while the shooting continued. The incident started at 11:29 a.m., when …

Indictment says Uvalde schools’ ex-police chief delayed as shooter was ‘hunting’ children
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Indictment says Uvalde schools’ ex-police chief delayed as shooter was ‘hunting’ children

LA Times  

School Police Chief Pete Arredondo, center, at a news conference outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, two days after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers as hundreds of officers waited to respond. The police chief for schools in Uvalde, Texas, failed to identify an active shooting, did not follow his training and made critical decisions that slowed …

Former Uvalde police chief indicted over response to Robb Elementary shooting
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Former Uvalde police chief indicted over response to Robb Elementary shooting

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — The former Uvalde schools police chief was indicted over his role in the slow police response to the 2022 massacre at a Texas elementary school that left 19 children and two teachers dead, the local sheriff said Thursday. The former Uvalde schools police chief and another former officer have been indicted over their role in the slow …

Texas voters support law enforcement leaders condemned in Uvalde school massacre
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Texas voters support law enforcement leaders condemned in Uvalde school massacre

CNN  

Uvalde, Texas CNN — Two men criticized for their failures to challenge the Uvalde school shooter and rescue children and teachers trapped in the carnage won support from voters to continue as law enforcement leaders in the Texas community. Their elected status was also why the Department of Justice chose to name Nolasco, Field and Zamora, along with then school …

Uvalde, Texas, school shooting: Grand jury investigating police response to the incident
10 months ago

Uvalde, Texas, school shooting: Grand jury investigating police response to the incident

CNN  

CNN — Multiple law enforcement officers who responded to the 2022 school massacre in Uvalde, Texas, have been ordered to appear before a grand jury investigating the police response to the incident, a person familiar with the proceeding told CNN. The investigation comes on the heels of a damning US Justice Department report released last month, which concluded law enforcement …

Opinion: The pathetic lessons of the Uvalde school shooting
11 months ago

Opinion: The pathetic lessons of the Uvalde school shooting

LA Times  

The Justice Department’s report on what went wrong in Uvalde, Texas, nearly two years ago when an 18-year-old gunman armed with a high-powered rifle slaughtered 19 children and two teachers in their classrooms is utterly depressing, and utterly damning. But it will, one must fervently hope, help other law enforcement agencies avoid the kind of deadly mistakes that were made …

DOJ Uvalde report: Key takeaways
11 months, 1 week ago

DOJ Uvalde report: Key takeaways

CNN  

Help!” “I don’t want to die. “At one point, Sheriff Nolasco and UPD Acting Chief Pargas were within 10-15 feet of each other outside the exterior door of the northwest hallway; however, they were not coordinating with one another and continued to act independently.” As a result, the report said, a game warden and constable assumed roles traditionally performed by …

US Justice Dept says ‘critical failures’ in Uvalde school shooting response
11 months, 1 week ago

US Justice Dept says ‘critical failures’ in Uvalde school shooting response

Al Jazeera  

Police failed in their response to the 2022 elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas that killed 19 children and two teachers, according to a US Department of Justice report. The report cited “critical failures” and faulted law enforcement officers for waiting more than an hour to breach the classroom where the 18-year-old gunman was holed up with students and staff, …

Uvalde shooting: Justice Department to release findings of its review of the school shooting response this week, superintendent says
11 months, 1 week ago

Uvalde shooting: Justice Department to release findings of its review of the school shooting response this week, superintendent says

CNN  

CNN — The US Department of Justice plans to release its critical incident review of the law enforcement response to the May 2022 shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Thursday afternoon, according to Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Superintendent Ashley Chohlis. The superintendent told Uvalde school board members at a Monday evening meeting that she had been …

Uvalde school shooting evidence won’t go before grand jury this year, prosecutor says
1 year ago

Uvalde school shooting evidence won’t go before grand jury this year, prosecutor says

Associated Press  

DALLAS — A Texas prosecutor says a criminal investigation into police failures during the Uvalde school shooting will continue into 2024, pushing back expectations that a grand jury would convene before the end of the year. Uvalde County District Attorney Christina Mitchell said earlier this week that her staff are still examining the halting and haphazard police response to the …

'Someone Tell Me What To Do': In Uvalde, Students Followed Active Shooter Protocol. The Cops Did Not.
1 year ago

'Someone Tell Me What To Do': In Uvalde, Students Followed Active Shooter Protocol. The Cops Did Not.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING This story was originally published by ProPublica, co-published with Texas Tribune and FRONTLINE. Villa, who received active shooter training four years earlier, was among several officers who told investigators that they didn’t believe children were in the classrooms because they were so quiet. “Miss, you’re going to be OK.” Avila could hear the school district chief, who …

One year after Uvalde shooting, investigation of police response continues
1 year, 7 months ago

One year after Uvalde shooting, investigation of police response continues

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — A criminal investigation in Texas over the hesitant police response to the Robb Elementary School shooting is still ongoing as Wednesday marks one year since a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers inside a fourth-grade classroom in Uvalde. The investigation has run parallel to a new wave of public anger in the U.S. over gun violence, …

A year since 19 children and 2 teachers were massacred at a Texas elementary school, these questions remain unanswered
1 year, 7 months ago

A year since 19 children and 2 teachers were massacred at a Texas elementary school, these questions remain unanswered

CNN  

CNN — It’s been a year since 19 fourth graders and their two teachers were fatally shot inside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, just two days before the summer break they had been eagerly awaiting. Matthew Busch for CNN Jose Mata, brother of shooting victim Xavier Lopez, carries a wooden cross decorated with a baseball bat to place it …

One year after Uvalde shooting, investigation of police response continues
1 year, 7 months ago

One year after Uvalde shooting, investigation of police response continues

LA Times  

Law enforcement and other first responders, gather outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, following a shooting on May 24, 2022. A criminal investigation in Texas over the hesitant police response to the Robb Elementary School shooting is still ongoing as Wednesday marks one year since a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers inside a fourth-grade classroom in Uvalde. …

Families of Uvalde victims confront Texas’ police chief
1 year, 9 months ago

Families of Uvalde victims confront Texas’ police chief

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Family members of victims killed in the Uvalde school shooting confronted Texas’ police chief Tuesday in an emotional end to a day of protests at the state Capitol over gun laws. Velma Duran, whose sister Irma Garcia was one of two teachers killed at Robb Elementary School last May, scolded Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve …

Texas state police won’t punish more officers over Uvalde
1 year, 10 months ago

Texas state police won’t punish more officers over Uvalde

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas state police will not discipline any more of its officers over the Uvalde school shooting that left 19 children and two teachers dead as heavily armed agents hesitated to confront the lone gunman, a spokesperson confirmed Friday. It also raises new questions about how many of the nearly 400 law enforcement personnel who were at Robb …

Exclusive: Uvalde sheriff had vital information about school shooter that was not shared
2 years ago

Exclusive: Uvalde sheriff had vital information about school shooter that was not shared

CNN  

Uvalde, Texas CNN — Uvalde County Sheriff Ruben Nolasco rushed toward Robb Elementary School when calls came in that a man was firing his gun after crashing his pickup truck on May 24. Woman shot in the head off of Diaz Street by unknown subject,” Nolasco radioed at 11:35 a.m. on May 24 on the sheriff’s office frequency, repeating the …

Uvalde school shooting victims seek $27bn in class-action lawsuit
2 years ago

Uvalde school shooting victims seek $27bn in class-action lawsuit

Al Jazeera  

The lawsuit says officials failed to follow active attacker protocol as they waited more than an hour to confront the attacker. Victims of the Uvalde school shooting that left 21 people dead have filed a lawsuit against local and state police, the city and other school and law enforcement officials seeking $27bn due to delays in confronting the attacker, court …

Acting Uvalde police chief during school shooting steps down
2 years, 1 month ago

Acting Uvalde police chief during school shooting steps down

Associated Press  

DALLAS — The Uvalde officer who was leading the city’s police department during the hesitant law enforcement response to an elementary school shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers has stepped down, a city spokeswoman said. He previously told CNN that his lawyer instructed him not to speak publicly but, “there’s a lot of stuff that I can explain, …

Report: Uvalde police chief told kids were alive in school
2 years, 1 month ago

Report: Uvalde police chief told kids were alive in school

Associated Press  

UVALDE, Texas — A police commander at the scene of the Uvalde massacre was informed that children were alive in a classroom with the gunman more than 30 minutes before officers breached the room and ended one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history. A dispatcher can be heard on audio recordings obtained by CNN telling the acting city …

Uvalde acting chief delayed after learning children were alive
2 years, 1 month ago

Uvalde acting chief delayed after learning children were alive

Al Jazeera  

A police commander on site during May’s school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, delayed taking action for 30 minutes after hearing that children were trapped inside a classroom with the gunman. Audio obtained by CNN and released on Monday tracks a call between an emergency dispatcher and the city’s acting police chief Mariano Pargas, according to the Associated Press news agency. …

One student repeatedly called 911 during the Uvalde shooting, reports say
2 years, 1 month ago

One student repeatedly called 911 during the Uvalde shooting, reports say

NPR  

One student repeatedly called 911 during the Uvalde shooting, reports say Enlarge this image toggle caption Jae C. Hong/AP Jae C. Hong/AP Chilling audio recordings have surfaced from children and teachers trapped inside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, during the mass shooting there in May. The recordings reveal a new level of details in law enforcement's failure to respond …

Uvalde families make last push for shakeup on Election Day
2 years, 1 month ago

Uvalde families make last push for shakeup on Election Day

Associated Press  

UVALDE, Texas — Just hours after voting started in Texas, Kimberly Rubio cast her ballot in the same Uvalde city building where she waited in May to learn that her daughter, Lexi, was one of 19 fourth-graders fatally shot at Robb Elementary School. “We’re still in a very Second Amendment friendly state,” said Matt Langston, a Republican political strategist in …

Uvalde school chief plans to resign after community outrage
2 years, 2 months ago

Uvalde school chief plans to resign after community outrage

Associated Press  

UVALDE, Texas — Uvalde’s school district superintendent announced Monday he plans to resign by the end of the academic year, following months of community outrage over the handling of the United States’ deadliest school shooting in nearly a decade. The Uvalde school board voted unanimously Monday evening to begin the search for Harrell’s successor. Harrell, law enforcement, the school board, …

Uvalde school district suspends all police officers in wake of shooting
2 years, 2 months ago

Uvalde school district suspends all police officers in wake of shooting

The Independent  

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Uvalde schools suspend entire police force after outrage
2 years, 2 months ago

Uvalde schools suspend entire police force after outrage

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Uvalde’s school district suspended its entire police force Friday amid fresh outrage over the hesitant law enforcement response to the gunman who massacred 21 people at Robb Elementary School. School leaders also put two members of the district police department on administrative leave, one of whom chose to retire instead, according to a statement released by the …

Uvalde school district suspends its police force "for a period of time"
2 years, 2 months ago

Uvalde school district suspends its police force "for a period of time"

Salon  

Just under five months after the shooting at Robb Elementary School that claimed the lives of 19 children and two teachers, the Uvalde school district has suspended its entire police force. In addition to the suspensions, Uvalde school district Superintendent Hal Harrell has announced that he will be retiring and two other officers, Lt. Miguel Hernandez and Ken Mueller, were …

Uvalde school district suspends entire police force amid anger
2 years, 2 months ago

Uvalde school district suspends entire police force amid anger

Al Jazeera  

Move comes as families continue to demand answers over the police’s handling of May school shooting that left 21 dead. The school district in Uvalde, Texas has suspended its entire police force, five months after a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers in a mass shooting that reverberated across the United States. In a statement on Friday, the Uvalde …

Uvalde schools fire ex-Texas trooper who was at shooting
2 years, 2 months ago

Uvalde schools fire ex-Texas trooper who was at shooting

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — New outrage ripped through Uvalde on Thursday over revelations that a school police officer hired after the Robb Elementary massacre was not only on campus during the May attack as a Texas state trooper but under investigation over her actions while a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers. Less than 24 hours later, the Uvalde Consolidated …

Federal lawsuit filed in Texas over Uvalde school shooting
2 years, 2 months ago

Federal lawsuit filed in Texas over Uvalde school shooting

Associated Press  

A federal lawsuit has been filed against eight entities and three individuals for the May shooting that killed 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. “This case is about ensuring that they have access to the care and resources they need.” The lawsuit alleges a violation of due process rights, negligence, emotional distress and other …

Uvalde children grapple with trauma after school massacre
2 years, 3 months ago

Uvalde children grapple with trauma after school massacre

Associated Press  

UVALDE, Texas — One girl runs and hides when she sees thin people with long hair similar to the gunman who stormed into her Uvalde school and killed 21 people. “I never lost someone before,” she said, adding that her friend who was among the 19 students and two teachers killed in the United States’ deadliest school massacre in a …

Uvalde students go back to school for 1st time since attack
2 years, 3 months ago

Uvalde students go back to school for 1st time since attack

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Gilbert Mata woke up excited Tuesday for the first day of school since a gunman’s bullet tore through his leg three months ago in a fourth grade classroom in Uvalde. “There’s a certain time he can get his phone out and text us he’s OK,” she said after walking him into a new school, Flores Elementary, and …

16 Uvalde fourth graders waited an hour with wounded teacher
2 years, 3 months ago

16 Uvalde fourth graders waited an hour with wounded teacher

Associated Press  

UVALDE, Texas — Elsa Avila slid to her phone, terrified as she held the bleeding side of her abdomen and tried to stay calm for her students. In a text to her family that she meant to send to fellow Uvalde teachers, she wrote: “I’m shot.” For the first time in 30 years, Avila will not be going back to …

Uvalde children return to school after 21 students and teachers were slaughtered. But some kids refuse to go back to classrooms
2 years, 3 months ago

Uvalde children return to school after 21 students and teachers were slaughtered. But some kids refuse to go back to classrooms

CNN  

CNN — Zayon Martinez spent his final hour of second grade hiding under a desk while bullets flew through Robb Elementary School. “We’re not going back to that campus,” Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Superintendent Hal Harrell said in June. “I don’t feel like everything has been done to protect our children.” A teacher in Uvalde, Texas, hugs a student …

US students in Uvalde, Texas back at school amid grief and fear
2 years, 3 months ago

US students in Uvalde, Texas back at school amid grief and fear

Al Jazeera  

Robb Elementary School where the mass shooting that took the lives of 21 people happened, is not reopening. Students in Uvalde, Texas have returned to school amid heavy security, three months after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers in their fourth-grade classrooms, in a mass shooting that sent shockwaves around the United States. And although school started weeks …

Uvalde school police chief fired for response to shooting
2 years, 3 months ago

Uvalde school police chief fired for response to shooting

Associated Press  

UVALDE, Texas — The Uvalde school district has fired police chief Pete Arredondo under mounting pressure in the grieving Texas town to punish officers for hesitating for over an hour to storm a classroom and take down the gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers In a unanimous vote Wednesday evening, the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District’s board of …

Uvalde police chief fired for botched response to school shooting
2 years, 4 months ago

Uvalde police chief fired for botched response to school shooting

Al Jazeera  

Uvalde school board fires Pete Arredondo for his much-criticised handling of the mass shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers. A school board in the US state of Texas has fired a district police chief for his handling of the mass shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers in the city of Uvalde three months ago. Three weeks …

Uvalde school board fires police chief after mass shooting
2 years, 4 months ago

Uvalde school board fires police chief after mass shooting

LA Times  

Parents, students and others arrive for a meeting of the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District board, which fired Chief Pete Arredondo. The Uvalde school district’s police chief was fired Wednesday after allegations that he made several crucial mistakes during the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School that left 19 students and two teachers dead. In a unanimous vote, the Uvalde …

Principal of Texas school where shooting happened reinstated
2 years, 4 months ago

Principal of Texas school where shooting happened reinstated

Associated Press  

UVALDE, Texas — The principal of the Texas school where the nation’s deadliest classroom shooting in a decade happened was reinstated Thursday, three days after she was suspended with pay in the wake of security criticisms leveled by a legislative committee. Mandy Gutierrez, who Uvalde school district officials suspended with pay Monday as Robb Elementary School principal, was reinstated Thursday …

Principal of school where massacre occurred placed on leave
2 years, 4 months ago

Principal of school where massacre occurred placed on leave

Associated Press  

UVALDE, Texas — The principal of the Texas elementary school where a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers has been placed on administrative leave, her attorney said. Robb Elementary School Principal Mandy Gutierrez was placed on paid administrative leave Monday by Uvalde school Superintendent Hal Harrell, said attorney Ricardo Cedillo of San Antonio in a terse statement to The …

In Uvalde, closeness complicates accountability for shooting
2 years, 5 months ago

In Uvalde, closeness complicates accountability for shooting

Associated Press  

UVALDE, Texas — After the massacre at Uvalde’s Robb Elementary School in May, Jesse Rizo was worried about his old friend, police chief Pete Arredondo. “But I also want to hold people accountable who don’t perform their jobs properly.” The 50-year-old Arredondo, who as head of the school district’s small police department was one of the first officers on the …

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