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'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.” …

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Teacher pleads, ‘Hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry!’ in 911 call from Uvalde school shooting
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Teacher pleads, ‘Hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry!’ in 911 call from Uvalde school shooting

LA Times  

In a photo from surveillance video, law enforcement officers stand or walk in a hallway at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. “I think he’s shooting kids.” But the offer arrived too late, coming just around the time that the shooting had ended and law enforcement officers killed Salvador Ramos. “This small, simple ask that I feel that we are …

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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 …

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Uvalde shooting survivors’ families sue UPS, FedEx for shipping weapon used by gunman
6 months, 1 week ago

Uvalde shooting survivors’ families sue UPS, FedEx for shipping weapon used by gunman

Raw Story  

We’re testing using AI-powered tools to provide an audio version of this story. Families of survivors of the Robb Elementary School shooting are suing the package shipping companies UPS and FedEx for allegedly violating state and federal law and their own corporate safety standards. On the day of the shooting, the gunman was armed with a weapon ordered online and …

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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

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 …

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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 …

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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. …

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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 …

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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 …

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Meeting over Uvalde school police chief’s future canceled
2 years, 5 months ago

Meeting over Uvalde school police chief’s future canceled

Associated Press  

UVALDE, Texas — Uvalde school officials on Friday canceled a meeting to decide the future of embattled district Police Chief Pete Arredondo, who was facing the possibility of becoming the first officer to be fired over the slow law enforcement response to the Robb Elementary School massacre. Arredondo’s job was set to be discussed in an abruptly called school board …

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Uvalde schools look to fire Chief Arredondo after shooting
2 years, 5 months ago

Uvalde schools look to fire Chief Arredondo after shooting

Associated Press  

UVALDE, Texas — Facing massive public pressure, Uvalde’s top school official has recommended the firing of the school district police chief who has been blamed for the botched law enforcement response to the elementary school shooting nearly two months ago that killed two teachers and 19 students. The South Texas city’s school board announced Wednesday that it will consider firing …

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‘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 …

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Uvalde officer asked permission to shoot gunman outside school but got no answer, report finds
2 years, 5 months ago

Uvalde officer asked permission to shoot gunman outside school but got no answer, report finds

Raw Story  

An Uvalde police officer asked for a supervisor’s permission to shoot the gunman who would soon kill 21 people at Robb Elementary School in May before he entered the building, but the supervisor did not hear the request or responded too late, according to a report released Wednesday evaluating the law enforcement response to the shooting. The report said one …

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Uvalde police chief says he ditched his radio during school shooting response – experts are stunned
2 years, 6 months ago

Uvalde police chief says he ditched his radio during school shooting response – experts are stunned

Raw Story  

Only a locked classroom door stood between Pete Arredondo and a chance to bring down the gunman. In the news conference, McCraw referred to Arredondo as the shooting’s “incident commander.” Hyde said Arredondo did not issue any orders to other law enforcement agencies and had no knowledge that they considered him the incident commander. “So while it’s easy to identify …

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News Analysis: Rare sense of ‘anxiety and urgency’ drives bipartisan talks on gun safety in Senate
2 years, 6 months ago

News Analysis: Rare sense of ‘anxiety and urgency’ drives bipartisan talks on gun safety in Senate

LA Times  

It didn’t happen after 13 people were killed at Columbine in 1999, when 26 were gunned down in Newtown in 2012 or when 17 people were murdered at Parkland in 2018. “The most common refrain I hear is, ‘Do something,’” said Sen. John Cornyn, the lead Republican in the negotiations. Sen. Jon Tester, a Montana Democrat and self-described “big 2nd …

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Texas shooting: Mourners gather as funerals begin for Uvalde school killings
2 years, 6 months ago

Texas shooting: Mourners gather as funerals begin for Uvalde school killings

Firstpost  

Hundreds of mourners turned out for the funeral Mass for Amerie Jo Garza, a smiling fourth-grader on Tuesday. “He told me, ‘Mom, I just don’t feel safe.’” Visitation for one of the teachers, 48-year-old Irma Garcia, also was Tuesday, along with visitations for children Nevaeh Bravo and Jose Flores Jr. Vincent Salazar’s 11-year-old daughter, Layla, has the last of the …

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Can the US end mass shootings?
2 years, 6 months ago

Can the US end mass shootings?

Al Jazeera  

Since the shooting in Uvalde, Texas at least another 17 mass shootings have already happened in the United States. Last week, 19 children and two teachers died during a mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. But since then, at least another 17 mass shootings have already happened in the United States. In this episode: Dr. James Densley …

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Texas school shooting: Uvalde tells Joe Biden to 'do something'; US president pledges 'we will'
2 years, 6 months ago

Texas school shooting: Uvalde tells Joe Biden to 'do something'; US president pledges 'we will'

Firstpost  

Joe Biden went to Uvalde on Sunday and mourned privately with the families of the 19 schoolchildren and two teachers killed by the gunman Texas: President Joe Biden grieved with the shattered community of Uvalde on Sunday, mourning privately for three hours with anguished families of the 19 schoolchildren and two teachers killed by a gunman. He traveled to Buffalo, …

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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 …

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Too Many Doors And Liberal Teachers: Here's What The GOP Blames For The Uvalde Shooting
2 years, 6 months ago

Too Many Doors And Liberal Teachers: Here's What The GOP Blames For The Uvalde Shooting

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Republicans have been tying themselves into knots since the Uvalde massacre in Texas to insist that guns aren’t a problem in mass shootings. He said that schools would be better protected by “having one door that goes in and out of the school having armed police officers at that one door.” The one-door theory isn’t new. She …

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Daniel Defense that made Uvalde AR-15 used guns in adverts with toddlers
2 years, 6 months ago

Daniel Defense that made Uvalde AR-15 used guns in adverts with toddlers

The Independent  

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Onlookers urged police to charge into Texas school
2 years, 6 months ago

Onlookers urged police to charge into Texas school

India Today  

Onlookers urged police officers to charge into the Texas elementary school where a gunman’s rampage killed 19 children and two teachers, witnesses said Wednesday, as investigators worked to track the massacre that lasted upwards of 40 minutes and ended when the 18-year-old shooter was killed by a Border Patrol team. He then exchanged fire with a school district security officer, …

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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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Uvalde mass shooter was not confronted by police before he entered the school, official says
2 years, 6 months ago

Uvalde mass shooter was not confronted by police before he entered the school, official says

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Find the latest coverage here CNN — The 18-year-old gunman who killed 21 people at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, was not confronted by police before he entered the school, a Texas law enforcement official said Thursday, contradicting earlier comments from authorities and raising further questions about the police response to the massacre. That door is normally …

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