9 months, 2 weeks ago

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

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Nearly two years after the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 children and two teachers dead, the city council will discuss the results of an independent investigation it requested into the response by local police officers. Uvalde City Council leaders will meet Thursday to discuss the results of the investigation, which began months after the shooting and was led by Jesse Prado, an Austin-based investigator and former police detective. A criminal investigation by Uvalde District Attorney Christina Mitchell’s office into the law enforcement response to the May 2022 shooting remains open. The city's independent investigation comes after a nearly 600-page January report by the Department of Justice found massive failures by law enforcement, including acting with “no urgency” to establish a command post, assuming the subject was barricaded despite ongoing gunfire, and communicating inaccurate information to grieving families.

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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 …

4 months, 1 week ago

Not all officer video from Texas school shooting was released, Uvalde police say

Associated Press

Not all officer video from the the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting in 2022 was given to news organizations following a court order, police said Wednesday as they announced an internal investigation into why the material was not discovered until after a large trove of footage was released over the weekend. A large collection of audio and video recordings from the …

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 …

4 months, 1 week ago

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

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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 …

4 months, 2 weeks ago

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

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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Uvalde mayor resigns, citing health issues in wake of controversial report on 2022 school shooting

LA Times

Uvalde Mayor Cody Smith, then a candidate for the office, gestures toward a voter waiting in a long line outside of the SSGT Willie de Leon Civic Center on election day Nov. 7 in Uvalde, Texas. Uvalde Mayor Cody Smith has resigned effective immediately, vacating his post the same week the police chief of the small Texas city is expected …

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 …

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 …

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 …

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Former Uvalde mayor is surprised a new report defends how police responded to school shooting

Associated Press

The former Uvalde mayor who ordered an investigation into actions by local police during the Robb Elementary School shooting said Friday he was surprised the report defended officers and believes the acting chief on the scene failed during the 2022 massacre. Nearly 400 law enforcement agents, including Uvalde police, rushed to the school but waited more than an hour to …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

11 months ago

Uvalde shooting: In first known action in criminal justice system, special grand jury to examine response, newspaper reports

CNN

CNN — A special grand jury was chosen in Uvalde, Texas, Friday to investigate the response to the 2022 massacre at Robb Elementary School, according to area newspapers. A grand jury investigation would represent the first publicly known development within the criminal justice system amid all the investigations into the botched police response. The San Antonio Express-News reports District Attorney …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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, …

2 years, 2 months ago

Uvalde school district suspends all police officers in wake of shooting

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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 …

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 …

2 years, 5 months ago

Uvalde report takeaways: Massive response but little action

Associated Press

A massive but uncoordinated and chaotic law enforcement response. “At Robb Elementary, law enforcement responders failed to adhere to their active shooter training, and they failed to prioritize saving the lives of innocent victims over their own safety,” the report said. They lost critical momentum by treating the scene as a “barricaded shooter” instead of “active shooter.” LOCKDOWN FATIGUE The …

2 years, 5 months ago

Uvalde report: 376 officers but ‘egregiously poor’ decisions

Associated Press

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. Instead, we found systemic failures and egregiously poor decision making.” …

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 …

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, …

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, …

2 years, 5 months ago

Uvalde video raises more calls for police accountability

Associated Press

UVALDE, Texas — As video taken inside Robb Elementary School puts in full view the bewildering inaction by law enforcement during the May slaughter of 19 children and two teachers, some in Uvalde are shouting: Will police face consequences? A nearly 80-minute hallway surveillance video published by the Austin American-Statesman publicly showed for the first time — with disturbing and …

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, …

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 …

2 years, 5 months ago

Uvalde mayor: Police didn’t get early chance to end massacre

Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas — The mayor of Uvalde on Friday disputed a new report that alleges authorities missed chances to quickly end the massacre at a Texas elementary school, again reflecting the lack of definitive answers about the slow law enforcement response to one of the deadliest classroom shootings in U.S. history. Mayor Don McLaughlin said no Uvalde police officer saw …

2 years, 5 months ago

Uvalde mayor blasts report that says officer sought permission to shoot gunman but didn’t hear back in time

CNN

CNN — The mayor of the Texas city of Uvalde is refuting a new assessment of the law enforcement response to the massacre at Robb Elementary School, saying the report “does not give a complete and accurate account of what happened.” Mayor Don McLaughlin on Thursday took issue with the first part of a report by the Advanced Law Enforcement …

2 years, 5 months ago

New report details missed chances to stop Uvalde shooting

Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas — A police officer armed with a rifle watched the gunman in the Uvalde elementary school massacre walk toward the campus but did not fire while waiting for permission from a supervisor to shoot, according to a sweeping critique released Wednesday on the tactical response to the May tragedy. Some of the 21 victims at Robb Elementary School, …

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

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

Not all officer video from Texas school shooting was released, Uvalde police say

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

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

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

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

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

Former Uvalde police chief indicted over response to Robb Elementary shooting

Former Uvalde schools police chief indicted over response to mass shooting

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

Uvalde mayor resigns, citing health issues in wake of controversial report on 2022 school shooting

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

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

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

Former Uvalde mayor is surprised a new report defends how police responded to school shooting

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

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

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

Texas voters support law enforcement leaders condemned in Uvalde school massacre

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

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

Uvalde shooting: In first known action in criminal justice system, special grand jury to examine response, newspaper reports

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

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

Justice Department Report Cascading Failures In Uvalde Texas Shooting

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

New DOJ report finds 'cascading failures' during Uvalde shooting

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

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

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

One year after Uvalde shooting, investigation of police response continues

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

Uvalde sues local prosecutor over school shooting records

Acting Uvalde police chief during school shooting steps down

Texas state police fire 1st officer over Uvalde response

Uvalde school district suspends all police officers in wake of shooting

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

In Uvalde, closeness complicates accountability for shooting

Uvalde report takeaways: Massive response but little action

Uvalde report: 376 officers but ‘egregiously poor’ decisions

Texas state police will investigate response to Uvalde massacre

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

Governor: Uvalde video ‘shocking’ account of police response

Uvalde video raises more calls for police accountability

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

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

Uvalde mayor: Police didn’t get early chance to end massacre

Uvalde mayor blasts report that says officer sought permission to shoot gunman but didn’t hear back in time

New report details missed chances to stop Uvalde shooting

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