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 after the hearing that his client “feels he’s innocent.” LaHood, the former district attorney for Bexar County, said such charges against a law enforcement officer are “uncharted territory.” “He feels all he did was try to show up to help those children,” the lawyer said. Arredondo failed to identify an active shooting, did not follow his training and made decisions that slowed the police response to stop a gunman who was “hunting” victims, according to the indictment. It is the latest — yet still rare — case in which a U.S. law enforcement officer was charged with allegedly failing to act during a school shooting.

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Former Uvalde schools police chief loses bid to toss criminal charges related to 2022 shooting
5 days, 8 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. …

Uvalde officials release dozens of missing videos from officers responding to shooting
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Uvalde officials release dozens of missing videos from officers responding to shooting

Raw Story  

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. City officials in Uvalde, Texas, released another trove of videos on Tuesday from officers responding to the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting, footage that they had previously failed to divulge as part of a legal settlement with news organizations suing for access. But days after releasing those records, city officials acknowledged that an …

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 …

Former Uvalde schools police chief makes first court appearance since indictment
3 months, 1 week ago

Former Uvalde schools police chief makes first court appearance since indictment

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — The former Uvalde, Texas, school police chief made his first court appearance Monday on criminal charges that accuse him of failing to take sufficient action during the Robb Elementary School shooting in 2022 that left 19 children and two teachers dead. He was indicted earlier this year along with Adrian Gonzales, another former Uvalde school police officer, …

Federal review of Uvalde shooting finds Border Patrol missteps but does not recommend discipline
3 months, 1 week ago

Federal review of Uvalde shooting finds Border Patrol missteps but does not recommend discipline

Associated Press  

U.S. Border Patrol agents who rushed to the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, in 2022 failed to establish command and had inadequate training to confront what became one of the nation’s deadliest classroom attacks, according to a federal report released Thursday. The roughly 200-page report from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Professional Responsibility does not assign overarching …

Uvalde student told 911 ‘I don’t want to die,’ during shooting
4 months, 1 week ago

Uvalde student told 911 ‘I don’t want to die,’ during shooting

Associated Press  

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.” Calls from Khloie …

Former Uvalde schools police chief says he’s being ‘scapegoated’ over response to mass shooting
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Former Uvalde schools police chief says he’s being ‘scapegoated’ over response to mass shooting

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — The former police chief of the Uvalde school district said he thinks he’s been “scapegoated” as the one to blame for the botched law enforcement response to the Robb Elementary School shooting, when hundreds of officers waited more than an hour to confront the gunman even as children were lying dead and wounded inside adjoining classrooms. Within …

Former Uvalde schools police chief says he's being 'scapegoated' over response to mass shooting
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Former Uvalde schools police chief says he's being 'scapegoated' over response to mass shooting

The Independent  

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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
4 months, 4 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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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 …

How charges against 2 Uvalde school police officers are still leaving some families frustrated
5 months, 3 weeks ago

How charges against 2 Uvalde school police officers are still leaving some families frustrated

Associated Press  

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 and former Officer …

Indictment accuses former Uvalde schools police chief of delays while shooter was ‘hunting’ children
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Indictment accuses former Uvalde schools police chief of delays while shooter was ‘hunting’ children

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — 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 the law enforcement response to stop a gunman who was “hunting” victims and ultimately killed 21 people at Robb Elementary, according to an indictment unsealed Friday. Arredondo, 52, and Gonzales, 51, are …

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 …

'The families deserve more': Uvalde city report clears local officers of wrongdoing
9 months, 1 week ago

'The families deserve more': Uvalde city report clears local officers of wrongdoing

Raw Story  

"The families deserve more”: Uvalde city report clears local officers of wrongdoing" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. UVALDE — A city-commissioned independent review of Uvalde police’s response to the Robb Elementary School shooting cleared local officers …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

Texas state police fire 1st officer over Uvalde response
2 years, 2 months ago

Texas state police fire 1st officer over Uvalde response

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Department of Public Safety fired an officer Friday who was at the scene of the Uvalde school massacre and becomes the first member of the state police force to lose their job in the fallout over the hesitant response to the May attack. Nearly 400 officers in all eventually made their way to the scene, …

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 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 …

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 …

AP, other news outlets sue Uvalde officials for records
2 years, 3 months ago

AP, other news outlets sue Uvalde officials for records

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — The Associated Press and other news organizations are suing officials in Uvalde, Texas, after months of refusal to publicly release records related to the May massacre at Robb Elementary School. The lawsuit filed Monday in Uvalde County asks a court to force the city, school district and sheriff’s department to turn over 911 recordings, personnel records and …

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 …

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