DOJ team is reviewing 13,000 pieces of evidence and talked to more than 200 people in their ongoing probe of Uvalde school shooting response
1 year, 7 months ago

DOJ team is reviewing 13,000 pieces of evidence and talked to more than 200 people in their ongoing probe of Uvalde school shooting response

CNN  

CNN — The Justice Department team tasked with reviewing the botched law enforcement response to the deadly rampage at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, is analyzing 13,000 pieces of evidence connected to the massacre ahead of a report it is expected to publish, the department said Wednesday. Gupta spoke with Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin, who asked for the federal review last year, and later briefed families and community members on the progress of the department’s review. McLaughlin, the mayor, has previously told CNN he was shut out from county and state investigations and has questioned whether there could be a “cover-up.” Since the Justice Department’s probe into the horror began, a team from its office of Community Oriented Policing Services has visited Uvalde nine times, spending a total of 30 days there, according to the department. The Justice Department also told families it will offer extra support ahead of the one-year mark of the massacre next month, including trauma therapy for those affected and assistance around large gatherings.

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Videos and 911 calls from Uvalde school massacre released by officials after legal fight
4 months, 1 week ago

Videos and 911 calls from Uvalde school massacre released by officials after legal fight

The Independent  

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Families of Uvalde school shooting victims are suing Texas state police over botched response
7 months ago

Families of Uvalde school shooting victims are suing Texas state police over botched response

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — The families of 19 of the victims in the Uvalde elementary school shooting in Texas on Wednesday filed a $500 million federal lawsuit against nearly 100 state police officers who were part of the botched law enforcement response to one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history. “Law enforcement’s inaction that day was a complete and …

Uvalde school employees, victims of mass shooting begin giving testimony before grand jury: ‘Our last chance for justice’
9 months, 1 week ago

Uvalde school employees, victims of mass shooting begin giving testimony before grand jury: ‘Our last chance for justice’

CNN  

CNN — School employees and victims of the Uvalde mass shooting began giving testimony Friday before a grand jury investigating the failed police response at Robb Elementary School in 2022, according to several people familiar with the proceeding. An investigator hired by the city announced during a packed March 7 city council meeting all responding officers at the school on …

A new Uvalde report defends local police. Here are the findings that outraged some families in Texas
9 months, 2 weeks ago

A new Uvalde report defends local police. Here are the findings that outraged some families in Texas

Associated Press  

UVALDE, Texas — An independent report commissioned by the City of Uvalde into a deadly 2022 school shooting found that none of the city’s officers violated department policy, infuriating families of some of the 19 children and two teachers who were killed in one of the deadliest classroom shootings in U.S. history. City officials hired Prado in July 2022, less …

Independent investigation finds Uvalde cops made 'many failures' during response to deadly shooting
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Independent investigation finds Uvalde cops made 'many failures' during response to deadly shooting

Daily Mail  

Uvalde police made 'many failures' when responding to a gunman who killed 19 students and two teachers at a school in 2022, an independent investigation has concluded. Failures of communication, poor training for live shooter situations, lack of equipment available to officers and delays on breaching the classroom all contributed to the disaster at Robb Elementary School on May 24 …

Uvalde parents angered by new report that clears city police of missteps during Texas school attack
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Uvalde parents angered by new report that clears city police of missteps during Texas school attack

Associated Press  

UVALDE, Texas — An investigation Uvalde city leaders ordered into the Robb Elementary School shooting that killed 19 students and two teachers defended the actions of local police in a report released Thursday, prompting shouts of “cowards” during a City Council meeting and causing several family members of the victims to angrily walk out. Uvalde City Council member Hector Luevano …

Uvalde City Council to release investigation of the police response to 2022 school massacre
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Uvalde City Council to release investigation of the police response to 2022 school massacre

The Independent  

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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 …

Texas prosecutor convenes grand jury to investigate Uvalde shooting, multiple media report
11 months ago

Texas prosecutor convenes grand jury to investigate Uvalde shooting, multiple media report

Associated Press  

UVALDE, Texas — A Texas prosecutor has convened a grand jury to investigate the Uvalde school shooting, multiple newspapers reported Friday, as families of the 19 children and two teachers killed continued their calls for criminal charges against officers involved in the hesitant and haphazard police response to the massacre. “I want to ensure that our efforts in this process …

Uvalde families renew demands for police to face charges after scathing Justice Department report
11 months ago

Uvalde families renew demands for police to face charges after scathing Justice Department report

LA Times  

Families of the children and teachers killed in the Uvalde, Texas, school massacre are renewing demands for criminal charges after a scathing Justice Department report again laid bare numerous failures by police during one of the deadliest classroom shootings in U.S. history. “I’m very surprised that no one has ended up in prison,” said Velma Lisa Duran, whose sister Irma …

What to know about the Justice Department’s report on police failures in the Uvalde school shooting
11 months ago

What to know about the Justice Department’s report on police failures in the Uvalde school shooting

Associated Press  

A Justice Department report released Thursday details a myriad of failures by police who responded to the shooting at a school in Uvalde, Texas, when children waited desperately for over an hour before officers stormed a classroom to take the gunman down. “First responders on the scene, including those with specific leadership responsibilities, did not coordinate immediate entry into the …

Justice Department Report Cascading Failures In Uvalde Texas Shooting
11 months ago

Justice Department Report Cascading Failures In Uvalde Texas Shooting

Huff Post  

Artist Abel Ortiz, second from right, gives Attorney General Merrick Garland, right, and Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta, left, a tour of murals of shooting victims, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024, in Uvalde, Texas. via Associated Press UVALDE, Texas — Police officials who responded to the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas “demonstrated no urgency” in setting up a command post …

DOJ Uvalde report: Key takeaways
11 months 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 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, …

New DOJ report finds 'cascading failures' during Uvalde shooting
11 months ago

New DOJ report finds 'cascading failures' during Uvalde shooting

Associated Press  

UVALDE, Texas — Police officials who responded to the deadly Uvalde, Texas, elementary school shooting waited far too long to confront the gunman, acted with “no urgency” in establishing a command post and communicated inaccurate information to grieving families, according to a Justice Department report released Thursday that identifies “cascading failures” in law enforcement’s handling of the massacre. “Had law …

US attorney general meets with Uvalde victims’ families before DOJ releases report on law enforcement response to massacre
11 months, 1 week ago

US attorney general meets with Uvalde victims’ families before DOJ releases report on law enforcement response to massacre

CNN  

Uvalde, Texas CNN — US Attorney General Merrick Garland met with families of victims killed and injured in the 2022 Uvalde school massacre Wednesday evening, ahead of Thursday’s planned release of a Department of Justice report on law enforcement’s response to the mass shooting that left 19 children and two teachers dead. Several family members said they were told some …

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 …

Texas Department of Public Safety must release documents related to Uvalde school shooting, judge rules
1 year, 5 months ago

Texas Department of Public Safety must release documents related to Uvalde school shooting, judge rules

CNN  

CNN — The Texas Department of Public Safety must release records related to last year’s deadly Uvalde elementary school shooting, a district court judge in Austin ruled Thursday. District court judge Daniella Deseta Lyttle ruled in favor of a coalition of media outlets – including CNN – that sued the state department last year, arguing that the department violated state …

One year after Uvalde shooting, investigation of police response continues
1 year, 6 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, …

2 more Texas DPS officers to be investigated over actions on day of Uvalde massacre
2 years, 3 months ago

2 more Texas DPS officers to be investigated over actions on day of Uvalde massacre

CNN  

CNN — The Texas Department of Public Safety referred two more officers to the agency’s Office of Inspector General late last week for formal investigation over their responses to the Robb Elementary massacre in Uvalde, a department spokesperson told CNN on Tuesday. A total of 91 officers from department responded to the Uvalde shooting on May 24, according to a …

Texas state police launch internal review of Uvalde response
2 years, 5 months ago

Texas state police launch internal review of Uvalde response

Associated Press  

UVALDE, Texas — Two months after the Uvalde school massacre, Texas state police on Monday announced an internal review into the actions of dozens of troopers who were at Robb Elementary during 73 minutes of bewildering inaction by law enforcement as a gunman slaughtered 19 children and two teachers. The findings that Border Patrol agents and state troopers made up …

Texas state police will investigate response to Uvalde massacre
2 years, 5 months ago

Texas state police will investigate response to Uvalde massacre

Al Jazeera  

The Texas Department of Public Safety has announced it will investigate the actions of state police officers during the Uvalde primary school massacre, as law enforcement’s slow response continues to prompt widespread outrage and demands for accountability. The agency said in a statement on Monday that the probe will determine “if any violations of policy, law, or doctrine occurred” during …

‘Systemic Failures’ In Uvalde School Massacre, Report Finds
2 years, 5 months ago

‘Systemic Failures’ In Uvalde School Massacre, Report Finds

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING UVALDE, Texas — Nearly 400 law enforcement officials rushed to a mass shooting at a Uvalde elementary school, but “egregiously poor decision-making” resulted in more than an hour of chaos before the gunman who took 21 lives was finally confronted and killed, according to a damning investigative report released Sunday. In this photo from surveillance video provided …

Uvalde school shooting report: Texas House committee report describes multiple failures and a ‘lackadaisical approach’ by law enforcement
2 years, 5 months ago

Uvalde school shooting report: Texas House committee report describes multiple failures and a ‘lackadaisical approach’ by law enforcement

CNN  

Uvalde, Texas CNN — A preliminary report by the Texas House investigative committee probing the Uvalde, Texas, school massacre outlines a series of failures by multiple law enforcement agencies, describing “an overall lackadaisical approach” by authorities on the scene of the shooting in which 21 people were killed. Ultimately, the report found “the entirety of law enforcement and its training, …

Governor: Uvalde video ‘shocking’ account of police response
2 years, 5 months ago

Governor: Uvalde video ‘shocking’ account of police response

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday again said he was initially misled about the police response to the Uvalde school massacre, calling newly leaked video of officers hesitating for more than an hour “shocking” and not what he had been told when he originally lauded officers for a swift and brave confrontation. Renae Eze, an Abbott spokeswoman, …

Officers involved in the Uvalde massacre may never face consequences because of a web of rules and competing interests
2 years, 5 months ago

Officers involved in the Uvalde massacre may never face consequences because of a web of rules and competing interests

CNN  

CNN — The release this week of 82 minutes of school surveillance video from the May massacre in Uvalde, Texas, is fueling scrutiny over what, if any, consequences officers might face for their decision to retreat from gunfire and wait an hour to confront the shooter inside the school where he killed 19 fourth-graders and two teachers. So far, the …

Uvalde school shooting video: Surveillance footage fuels scrutiny over delayed law enforcement response
2 years, 5 months ago

Uvalde school shooting video: Surveillance footage fuels scrutiny over delayed law enforcement response

CNN  

CNN — Surveillance video of law enforcement’s response during the Uvalde school massacre gives the clearest account yet of how officers waited outside an elementary classroom as the gunman continued firing, killing 21 students and teachers on May 24. But state Rep. Joe Moody, one of three House Investigative Committee members looking into the law enforcement response to the massacre, …

Anger mounts among Uvalde families, new report expected soon
2 years, 5 months ago

Anger mounts among Uvalde families, new report expected soon

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — The head of Texas’ state police met again Monday with a committee investigating the Uvalde elementary school shooting as anger over why officers waited so long to confront the gunman mounts among families of the 21 people killed inside a fourth-grade classroom. Nearly seven weeks after the deadliest school shooting in Texas history, a full account of …

Uvalde mayor says he fears a cover-up of investigation into school massacre and calls on Texas Gov. Abbott to intervene
2 years, 5 months ago

Uvalde mayor says he fears a cover-up of investigation into school massacre and calls on Texas Gov. Abbott to intervene

CNN  

Uvalde, Texas CNN — Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin told CNN he’s lost faith in Texas leaders investigating how law enforcement responded to the shooting at his town’s elementary school that killed 19 children and two adults. DPS press secretary Ericka Beltran did say, “The Texas Department of Public Safety is committed to working with multiple law enforcement agencies to get …

Texas lawmaker says Uvalde police agree to cooperate with probe
2 years, 6 months ago

Texas lawmaker says Uvalde police agree to cooperate with probe

Al Jazeera  

In recent weeks, law enforcement officials have stopped providing new updates about the shooting, raising concern. Police in the town of Uvalde, Texas have agreed to speak to a committee investigating a massacre at a primary school last month that killed 19 children and two teachers, according to a United States lawmaker leading the probe. Republican representative from Texas Dustin …

Justice Department launches review of law enforcement's response in Uvalde
2 years, 6 months ago

Justice Department launches review of law enforcement's response in Uvalde

NPR  

Justice Department launches review of law enforcement's response in Uvalde Enlarge this image toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP Alex Brandon/AP Top Justice Department officials, including Attorney General Merrick Garland, announced on Wednesday they had launched an incident review of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Sponsor Message Since the May 24 shooting, locals in Uvalde and people …

What did police know as the Uvalde school shooting unfolded?
2 years, 6 months ago

What did police know as the Uvalde school shooting unfolded?

Associated Press  

As investigators dig deeper into the law enforcement response to the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, a host of disturbing questions remain about what officers on the scene knew as the deadly attack was unfolding. In an apparent breakdown in communications, the commander overseeing police at the scene, school district Police Chief Pete Arredondo, was never informed that children were …

Uvalde school police chief says he’s still cooperating
2 years, 6 months ago

Uvalde school police chief says he’s still cooperating

Associated Press  

The school district police chief who served as on-site commander during last week’s deadly shooting in Uvalde, Texas, said Wednesday that he’s talking daily with investigators, contradicting claims from state law enforcement that he has stopped cooperating. In a brief interview, Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Police Chief Pete Arredondo told CNN that he’s speaking regularly with Texas Department of …

Justice Dept. to review response to Texas school shooting
2 years, 6 months ago

Justice Dept. to review response to Texas school shooting

Associated Press  

UVALDE, Texas — The Justice Department said Sunday it will review the law enforcement response to the Texas school shooting, an unusual federal look back prompted by questions about the shifting and at times contradictory information from authorities that have enraged a community in shock and sorrow. The goal of the review, which the mayor requested, is “to provide an …

US Justice Department to review response to Texas school shooting
2 years, 6 months ago

US Justice Department to review response to Texas school shooting

Al Jazeera  

Official accounts of police response to school shooting that left 19 children and two adults dead have flip-flopped wildly. The US Justice Department will review the law enforcement response to the shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 school children and two teachers dead, as President Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden met families who lost loved ones in …

Police face growing criticism over response to Texas school shooting as parents speak out
2 years, 6 months ago

Police face growing criticism over response to Texas school shooting as parents speak out

LA Times  

Law enforcement officers work at the scene of the mass shooting Tuesday at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. With criticism swelling about the police response to the Texas elementary school massacre, a law enforcement official said Thursday that the gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers entered the school “unobstructed” through an unlocked door 12 minutes after police …

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