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. The investigation has run parallel to a new wave of public anger in the U.S. over gun violence, renewed calls for stricter firearm regulations and legal challenges over authorities in Uvalde continuing to withhold public records related to the shooting and the police response. Here’s a look at what has happened in the year since one of America’s deadliest mass shootings: Police scrutiny According to a damning report by Texas lawmakers, nearly 400 officers from an array of federal, state and local agencies responded to the shooting. The head of the Texas Department of Public Safety, Col. Steve McCraw, put much of the blame on Uvalde’s school police chief, who was later fired by trustees.

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Former Uvalde schools police chief loses bid to toss criminal charges related to 2022 shooting
4 days, 20 hours 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, 1 week 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, 1 week 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 …

Uvalde, Texas, school officer pleads not guilty to charges of failing to protect kids during attack
4 months, 4 weeks ago

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

Associated Press  

UVALDE, Texas — A former school police officer who was part of the slow law enforcement response to the 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of failing to take action as a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers inside a fourth-grade classroom. One of Gonzales’ attorneys, Nico LaHood, said …

Uvalde school officer charged over actions during Robb Elementary shooting set to appear in court
4 months, 4 weeks 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
4 months, 4 weeks 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 …

Texas judge orders sheriff, school district to release Uvalde school shooting records
5 months, 1 week ago

Texas judge orders sheriff, school district to release Uvalde school shooting records

Associated Press  

The school district and sheriff’s office in Uvalde must release their records and documents related to the Robb Elementary School shooting — including police body camera footage, 911 calls and communications, a Texas district court judge ruled last week. A group of news organizations including The Texas Tribune sued the city of Uvalde, the Uvalde County Sheriff’s Office and the …

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 …

Former Uvalde schools police chief indicted over response to mass shooting
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Former Uvalde schools police chief indicted over response to mass shooting

LA Times  

Reggie Daniels kneels at a memorial at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, after the 2022 massacre. The former Uvalde schools police chief and another ex-officer have been indicted over their 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. A scathing …

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 …

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

LA Times  

Crosses are surrounded by flowers and other items left at a memorial in 2022 for the victims of the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. The families of 19 of the victims in the Uvalde elementary school shooting in Texas on Wednesday announced a lawsuit against nearly 100 state police officers who were part of the botched law …

Uvalde settles for $2m with school shooting victims’ families
7 months ago

Uvalde settles for $2m with school shooting victims’ families

Al Jazeera  

Announcement comes two days before the two-year anniversary of the massacre at the elementary school in the Texas city. The city of Uvalde has reached a $2m settlement with most of the families of the victims of a mass shooting at an elementary school in Texas city, one of their lawyers has said. In one of the deadliest school shootings …

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 …

Uvalde police chief who was on vacation during Robb Elementary shooting resigns
9 months, 1 week ago

Uvalde police chief who was on vacation during Robb Elementary shooting resigns

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — The Uvalde police chief who was on vacation during the Robb Elementary School shooting submitted his resignation Tuesday, less than a week after a report ordered by the city defended the department’s response to the attack but outraged some family members of the 19 children and two teachers who were killed. Uvalde Police Chief Daniel Rodriguez was …

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 schoolchildren were massacred under a sheriff’s watch. He was still undefeated on Super Tuesday
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Uvalde schoolchildren were massacred under a sheriff’s watch. He was still undefeated on Super Tuesday

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The sheriff has repeatedly rebuffed calls to resign or withdraw his candidacy for re-election …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Uvalde parents say cops are harassing them in the wake of the Robb Elementary School shooting
11 months ago

Uvalde parents say cops are harassing them in the wake of the Robb Elementary School shooting

Salon  

On Thursday, the Justice Department released its report on the police response to the tragic shooting that took place at Robb Elementary School in May 2022, which claimed the lives of 19 students and two teachers. Key takeaways from the 575-page report are that the victims “experienced unimaginable horror” and “witnessed unspeakable violence” as a result of the lack of …

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 …

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, …

Uvalde report: Robb Elementary School massacre could have been stopped sooner, DOJ finds
11 months ago

Uvalde report: Robb Elementary School massacre could have been stopped sooner, DOJ finds

CNN  

CNN — Officers had many opportunities as the 2022 school massacre in Uvalde, Texas, was still unfolding to reassess their flawed response to the shooting that left 19 children and two teachers dead, the US Justice Department concludes in a damning new report. “I hope that the failures end today … and that local officials do what wasn’t done that …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Uvalde mayor calls on district attorney to resign, accusing her of a ‘cover-up’ in the Robb Elementary shooting investigation
1 year, 3 months ago

Uvalde mayor calls on district attorney to resign, accusing her of a ‘cover-up’ in the Robb Elementary shooting investigation

CNN  

CNN — The mayor of Uvalde, Texas, is calling on District Attorney Christina Mitchell to resign and filed a lawsuit accusing her of repeatedly blocking the city’s investigation into last year’s shooting at Robb Elementary School that left 19 students and two teachers dead. “It’s been fifteen months since this tragedy, and I feel the families and our community deserve …

Uvalde shooter’s cousin is arrested over making a school shooting threat, court records say
1 year, 4 months ago

Uvalde shooter’s cousin is arrested over making a school shooting threat, court records say

LA Times  

Flowers and candles are placed around crosses outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, to honor the victims killed in the 2022 mass shooting. The teenage cousin of the gunman responsible for the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, has been arrested after his family told police he was trying to buy a gun and “do the same thing,” court …

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, …

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 …

Uvalde families dig in for new test of gun industry protections
1 year, 7 months ago

Uvalde families dig in for new test of gun industry protections

LA Times  

A makeshift memorial pays tribute to the victims of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, in May 2022. The lawsuits, say relatives and victims of mass shootings, are an effort to get accountability and prevent more attacks — by forcing reforms, hitting the gun industry’s bottom line and strengthening background checks. But despite two high-profile settlements in the last year …

No vote after Uvalde parents plead for tougher gun laws
1 year, 8 months ago

No vote after Uvalde parents plead for tougher gun laws

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — It was getting close to midnight Tuesday when Kimberly Mata-Rubio finally got her first chance since the Robb Elementary School massacre in Uvalde — nearly one year ago — to ask Texas lawmakers to their faces to pass proposed restrictions on guns that had finally gotten a hearing. “Did you look at images of children running for …

US: Netizens slam Uvalde cops after swift response by police in Nashville shooting
1 year, 8 months ago

US: Netizens slam Uvalde cops after swift response by police in Nashville shooting

Firstpost  

On 24 May 2022, cops who were present on the spot took more than an hour to enter the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas even as 18-year-old Salvador Ramos continued firing at the students and staff Netizens have been drawing contrast over the response shown by the police in Uvalde, Texas last year in comparison to the swift action …

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 …

Uvalde families press urgency after California shootings
1 year, 10 months ago

Uvalde families press urgency after California shootings

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Families from Uvalde on Tuesday pleaded with new urgency for tougher gun laws in the wake of a series of mass shootings in California, including the nation’s deadliest act of gun violence since last year’s attack at a Texas elementary school. “People are dying every day, this shouldn’t be happening,” said Veronica Mata, whose 10-year-old daughter, Tess, …

Uvalde school police chief said cops had 'contained' shooter and didn't need to prioritize disarming him
1 year, 11 months ago

Uvalde school police chief said cops had 'contained' shooter and didn't need to prioritize disarming him

Raw Story  

On Tuesday, CNN reported on newly released comments by Uvalde school police chief Pete Arredondo to investigators of the law enforcement response to the massacre at Robb Elementary School last year, in which he said that he was more concerned with children in other classrooms than with sending in officers to actually stop the gunman barricaded in one of the …

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 …

Victims of Uvalde school shooting files lawsuits, seeks $27 billion
2 years ago

Victims of Uvalde school shooting files lawsuits, seeks $27 billion

Firstpost  

The lawsuit, which was filed in federal court in Austin on Tuesday, says officials failed to follow active shooter protocol when they waited more than an hour to confront the attacker inside a fourth-grade classroom Austin, Texas: Victims of the Uvalde school shooting that left 21 people dead have filed a lawsuit against local and state police, the city and …

Uvalde shooting victims seek $27B, class action in lawsuit
2 years ago

Uvalde shooting victims seek $27B, class action in lawsuit

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — 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 $27 billion due to delays in confronting the attacker, court documents show. It seeks class action status and damages for survivors of the May 24 shooting who …

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 …

Uvalde sues local prosecutor over school shooting records
2 years ago

Uvalde sues local prosecutor over school shooting records

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — The city of Uvalde sued the local prosecutor’s office Thursday seeking access to records and other investigative materials on the May shooting at Robb Elementary School that left 19 children and two teachers dead, a move that highlights ongoing tensions over the slow police response and information flow on the rampage. The lawsuit filed in Uvalde County …

Uvalde mom sues police, gunmaker in school massacre
2 years ago

Uvalde mom sues police, gunmaker in school massacre

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The last conversation Sandra Torres had with her 10-year-old daughter was about her nervous excitement over whether she’d make the all-star softball team. There’s nothing being done.” The lawsuit accuses the city, the school district and several police departments of a “complete failure” to follow active shooter protocols and violations of the victims’ constitutional rights by “barricading them” …

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