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Federal review of Uvalde shooting finds Border Patrol missteps but does not recommend discipline
Read full article: Federal review of Uvalde shooting finds Border Patrol missteps but does not recommend disciplineA federal report says U.S. Border Patrol agents who rushed to the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, in May 2022, were insufficiently trained and failed to establish command at the scene, but they violated no rules.
Not all officer video from Texas school shooting was released, Uvalde police say
Read full article: Not all officer video from Texas school shooting was released, Uvalde police sayPolice say that not all officer video from the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting in 2022 was given to news organizations following a court order.
The timeline of how the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, unfolded, according to a federal report
Read full article: The timeline of how the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, unfolded, according to a federal reportA scathing Justice Department report into law enforcement failures during the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas, included a minute-by-minute account of missteps by police at the scene.
‘I don’t want to die,’ Uvalde student told 911 dispatcher during mass shooting
Read full article: ‘I don’t want to die,’ Uvalde student told 911 dispatcher during mass shootingAs a gunman shot and killed 19 students and two teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, terrified pupils and staff members made frantic calls to 911.
Former Uvalde police chief indicted over response to Robb Elementary shooting
Read full article: Former Uvalde police chief indicted over response to Robb Elementary shootingUvalde’s former school police chief has been booked and released from jail following a grand jury investigation into the police response during the Robb Elementary School shooting in 2022.
Uvalde families sue Meta and Call of Duty maker on second anniversary of school attack
Read full article: Uvalde families sue Meta and Call of Duty maker on second anniversary of school attackThe families of a group of victims of the Uvalde school shooting have announced new lawsuits against Instagram parent company Meta Platforms, the maker of the video game Call of Duty and the gun company that made the assault rifle used in the shooting.
Justice Department report details how the shooting at a school in Uvalde, Texas, unfolded
Read full article: Justice Department report details how the shooting at a school in Uvalde, Texas, unfoldedA scathing Justice Department report 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.
What to know about the Justice Department's report on police failures in the Uvalde school shooting
Read full article: What to know about the Justice Department's report on police failures in the Uvalde school shootingA Justice Department report details a myriad of failures by law enforcement who responded to the shooting at a school in Uvalde, Texas, when children waited desperately for over an hour before police stormed a classroom to take the gunman down.
Texas wanted armed officers at every school after Uvalde. Many can't meet that standard
Read full article: Texas wanted armed officers at every school after Uvalde. Many can't meet that standardA vision of putting an armed guard at every school in Texas is crashing into the reality of not enough police or funding.
Uvalde victim's mother perseveres through teaching, connecting with daughter's memory
Read full article: Uvalde victim's mother perseveres through teaching, connecting with daughter's memoryThe relatives of 19 students and two teachers gunned down at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, are still waiting for answers a year later.
One year after Uvalde shooting, investigation of police response continues
Read full article: One year after Uvalde shooting, investigation of police response continuesA criminal investigation in Texas over the hesitant police response to the Robb Elementary School shooting is still ongoing a year after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde.
Uvalde families dig in for new test of gun industry protections
Read full article: Uvalde families dig in for new test of gun industry protectionsFamilies in Uvalde, Texas, are digging in for a new test of legal protections for the gun industry as they mark one year since the Robb Elementary School shooting.
Texas bill proposes up to $25K for armed school 'sentinels'
Read full article: Texas bill proposes up to $25K for armed school 'sentinels'Texas schools could offer up to $25,000 stipends to teachers and staff who accept the dual role of being armed campus “sentinels” with specialized mental health training under a proposal that state lawmakers advanced Tuesday in response to the Uvalde classroom shooting.
No vote after Uvalde parents plead for tougher gun laws
Read full article: No vote after Uvalde parents plead for tougher gun lawsLawmakers in the Texas Capitol have set aside a slate of proposed new gun restrictions without a vote after hours of emotional appeals from Uvalde families whose children were killed last year at Robb Elementary School.
Uvalde shooting victims seek $27B, class action in lawsuit
Read full article: Uvalde shooting victims seek $27B, class action in lawsuitVictims of a Texas elementary school shooting are seeking a $27 billion class action lawsuit against city and state police, the city of Uvalde and other school and law enforcement officials for failing to follow active shooter protocol, according to the lawsuit filed this week.
Uvalde sues local prosecutor over school shooting records
Read full article: Uvalde sues local prosecutor over school shooting recordsThe city of Uvalde has sued the local prosecutor’s office seeking access to records and other investigative materials on the May shooting at Robb Elementary School that left 19 children and two teachers dead.
Uvalde school leaders suspend entire district police force, put 2 officials on leave
Read full article: Uvalde school leaders suspend entire district police force, put 2 officials on leaveAdministrators announced Friday that they have suspended “all activities of the Uvalde CISD Police Department for a period of time” amid criticism of their response to the May 24 massacre at Robb Elementary School.
Uvalde schools fire ex-Texas trooper who was at shooting
Read full article: Uvalde schools fire ex-Texas trooper who was at shootingUvalde school officials have abruptly fired a former Texas state trooper who was on scene of the Robb Elementary School massacre in May and then hired by the school district.
4 in custody after shooting at Uvalde Memorial Park leaves 2 people injured, police say
Read full article: 4 in custody after shooting at Uvalde Memorial Park leaves 2 people injured, police sayUvalde police said two people are hospitalized in San Antonio after being shot at Uvalde Memorial Park Thursday evening, according to KSAT.
Texans to host Uvalde high school team at season opener
Read full article: Texans to host Uvalde high school team at season openerThe Houston Texans will host the Uvalde high school football team and wear “Uvalde Strong” decals on their helmets when they open the season Sept. 11 against Indianapolis.
AP, other news outlets sue Uvalde officials for records
Read full article: AP, other news outlets sue Uvalde officials for recordsThe 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.
Frequent lockdowns may have contributed to Uvalde tragedy
Read full article: Frequent lockdowns may have contributed to Uvalde tragedyNearly two months after a deadly shooting a Texas elementary school, a Texas House of Representatives committee report found that nearly 400 officers from local, state and federal agencies responded to the 77-minute rampage in which 19 kids and two teachers died.
Two decades of shooter response strategy ignored in Uvalde
Read full article: Two decades of shooter response strategy ignored in UvaldeA total of 376 officers converged on Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas — more than the entire police force in a mid-size American city like Fort Lauderdale, Florida or Tempe, Arizona.
Texas school shooter left trail of ominous warning signs
Read full article: Texas school shooter left trail of ominous warning signsThe gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas left so many hints that he was violent and obsessed with notoriety that former classmates began calling him “school shooter.”.
Uvalde video raises more calls for police accountability
Read full article: Uvalde video raises more calls for police accountabilityNewly released video of a hallway outside classrooms at a Texas elementary school where a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers is renewing questions about police accountability.
Uvalde’s new anguish: Video shows police waiting in school
Read full article: Uvalde’s new anguish: Video shows police waiting in schoolSurveillance footage captured the gunman in the Uvalde school shooting enter the building with an AR-15 style rifle and later shows officers in body armor milling in the hallway outside the fourth-grade classrooms where 19 children and two teachers were killed.
Graduating Uvalde High School class remembers slain children
Read full article: Graduating Uvalde High School class remembers slain childrenAlmost 300 high school seniors received their diplomas in Uvalde in the shadow of the massacre of 19 elementary school students and two teachers one month earlier.
Unlocked doors were 'first line of defense' at Uvalde school
Read full article: Unlocked doors were 'first line of defense' at Uvalde schoolThe Uvalde massacre began after the 18-year-old gunman entered the school through a door that could only be locked from the outside and then got inside a classroom that had a busted lock.
Report: Police in Uvalde had rifles earlier than known
Read full article: Report: Police in Uvalde had rifles earlier than knownDocuments examined by the Austin American-Statesman and KVUE-TV show armed police officers stood in a Uvalde elementary school hallway with at least one ballistic shield within 19 minutes of a gunman arriving at the school, where he killed 21 people, 19 of them children.
Deputy: 2 officers had chance to shoot Uvalde school gunman
Read full article: Deputy: 2 officers had chance to shoot Uvalde school gunmanTwo Uvalde city police officers told a sheriff's deputy that they passed up a fleeting chance to shoot the gunman for fear of hitting children outside an elementary school where the gunman killed 21 people.
Texas shooting records could be blocked by legal loophole
Read full article: Texas shooting records could be blocked by legal loopholeSome Texas lawmakers and advocates are concerned that law enforcement authorities will use a legal loophole to block the release of further information related to the mass shooting at an elementary school.
Uvalde school where shooting happened has deep roots in city
Read full article: Uvalde school where shooting happened has deep roots in cityAs the small Texas city of Uvalde struggles to heal after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school, thoughts have also turned to making sure the school’s legacy as the place that was at the heart of a fight for the equal education of Mexican Americans over half a century ago is carried on.
Orange County sheriff joins investigation into law enforcement response to Uvalde school shooting
Read full article: Orange County sheriff joins investigation into law enforcement response to Uvalde school shootingOrange County Sheriff John Mina is one of the experts the U.S. Department of Justice called upon to help in its review of the law enforcement response to the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas last month.
School police chief a no-show at Uvalde City Council meeting
Read full article: School police chief a no-show at Uvalde City Council meetingThe school district police chief criticized for waiting too long before ordering law enforcement to confront and kill the gunman during a mass shooting at a Texas elementary school did not appear at a Uvalde City Council meeting, despite being newly elected to the panel.
'Sweet' Uvalde 9-year-old loved 'Encanto,' sports, dancing
Read full article: 'Sweet' Uvalde 9-year-old loved 'Encanto,' sports, dancingEliahna Garica loved the Disney movie “Encanto,” and the studio’s costume makers sent her parents a custom-made gown and other keepsakes to help them remember the 9-year-old after her burial.
Can journalists and grieving communities coexist in tragedy?
Read full article: Can journalists and grieving communities coexist in tragedy?When tragedies like school shootings happen, journalists quickly follow in huge numbers, putting communities in the world's spotlight in their worst possible moment.
What did police know as the Uvalde school shooting unfolded?
Read full article: What did police know as the Uvalde school shooting unfolded?As investigators dig deeper into the law enforcement response to the deadly school shooting, in Uvalde, Texas, a host of disturbing questions remain about what officers on the scene knew as the attack was unfolding.
Senator: Chief had no radio during Uvalde school shooting
Read full article: Senator: Chief had no radio during Uvalde school shootingA Texas state senator says the state agency investigating the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde has determined that the commander facing criticism for the slow police response was not carrying a radio as the massacre unfolded.
We asked how you felt, following the Uvalde shooting. Here’s what you had to say.
Read full article: We asked how you felt, following the Uvalde shooting. Here’s what you had to say.Following last week’s elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, you might still be experiencing some pretty loaded emotions.
Teacher closed propped-open door before Uvalde school attack, state police say
Read full article: Teacher closed propped-open door before Uvalde school attack, state police sayInvestigators are trying to determine why an exterior door at Robb Elementary School did not lock when it was closed before a gunman used it to get inside and kill 19 students and two teachers.
Orange County Public Schools look at security policies in wake of Texas school shooting
Read full article: Orange County Public Schools look at security policies in wake of Texas school shootingThe school board for Orange County Public Schools held a workshop Tuesday to discuss their safety program and, in the wake of the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, board members had a lot of questions regarding their policies.
Probe could shed light on police time lapse in Uvalde deaths
Read full article: Probe could shed light on police time lapse in Uvalde deathsSince the Columbine High School massacre more than 20 years ago, police have been trained to quickly confront shooters in the horrific attacks that have followed.
Uvalde a mix of pride and anger as it grieves school attack
Read full article: Uvalde a mix of pride and anger as it grieves school attackDays after a local man burst into an elementary school and killed 19 children and two teachers before officers managed to kill him, the signs of grief, solidarity and local pride are everywhere in Uvalde.
Police inaction moves to center of Uvalde shooting probe
Read full article: Police inaction moves to center of Uvalde shooting probeThe actions of a school district police chief and other law enforcement officers moved swiftly to the center of the investigation into this week’s shocking school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
Uvalde school police chief faulted in shooting response
Read full article: Uvalde school police chief faulted in shooting responseThe police official blamed for not sending officers in more quickly to stop the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting is the chief of the school system’s small police force, a unit dedicated ordinarily to building relationships with students.
Officials: Texas shooter talked about guns in private chats
Read full article: Officials: Texas shooter talked about guns in private chatsTexas authorities say the gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers inside an elementary school discussed his interest in purchasing a gun on private social media conversations.
Girl covered herself in blood, pretended to be dead to survive Texas school shooting
Read full article: Girl covered herself in blood, pretended to be dead to survive Texas school shootingA young survivor of the massacre at a Texas elementary school says she covered herself with a friend’s blood and pretended to be dead while she waited for help to arrive.
Children to 911 during mass shooting at Texas school: ‘Please send the police’
Read full article: Children to 911 during mass shooting at Texas school: ‘Please send the police’Students trapped inside a Texas classroom with a gunman repeatedly called 911 as officers waited more than an hour to confront the shooter.
Pulse Nightclub owner holds vigil following shooting at Uvalde elementary school
Read full article: Pulse Nightclub owner holds vigil following shooting at Uvalde elementary schoolAs the six-year anniversary of the Pulse shooting approaches, Pulse nightclub owner Barbara Poma held a vigil for the Texas shooting victim on Thursday evening.
Biden to console families in Uvalde, press for action
Read full article: Biden to console families in Uvalde, press for actionPresident Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel to Uvalde, Texas, on Sunday to console families and honor victims of Tuesday’s mass school shooting in which 19 children and two teachers were killed.
Husband of teacher killed in Texas school shooting dies ‘of grief,’ family says
Read full article: Husband of teacher killed in Texas school shooting dies ‘of grief,’ family saysThe husband of one of the teachers killed in the Uvalde elementary school shooting trying to protect her students has also died.
Former Florida law enforcement agent discusses response to school shootings
Read full article: Former Florida law enforcement agent discusses response to school shootingsFollowing the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas that left 19 students and two adults dead, News 6 reached out to a professor at Florida Gulf Coast University for information on how law enforcement might handle a school shooting.
COUNTY BY COUNTY: What schools in your district are doing to keep students safe
Read full article: COUNTY BY COUNTY: What schools in your district are doing to keep students safeIn light of the tragic Texas elementary school shooting, News 6 asked Central Florida officials about the safety measures in effect to keep students, teachers and staff safe.
‘Be that stabilizing force:’ Central Florida parents discuss talking to children about mass shootings
Read full article: ‘Be that stabilizing force:’ Central Florida parents discuss talking to children about mass shootingsCentral Florida parents are feeling the effects of the tragedy in Uvalde, Texas, which has left the nation in mourning.
Here’s what we know about the Texas elementary school shooting victims
Read full article: Here’s what we know about the Texas elementary school shooting victimsFamilies of 19 school children and at least one teacher at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas are making funeral plans instead of summer plans.
In photos: Community of Uvalde, the nation mourns after mass shooting in Texas
Read full article: In photos: Community of Uvalde, the nation mourns after mass shooting in TexasAs the community of Uvalde and the country continue to grieve, here are some images of how the town is trying to cope with and make sense of the tragedy.
‘Our hearts go out:’ Central Florida schools react to Uvalde school shooting
Read full article: ‘Our hearts go out:’ Central Florida schools react to Uvalde school shootingFollowing the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, that killed 18 students and 3 adults, several Central Florida school districts have announced special measures to ensure students safety as the school year wraps up.
Students react to Texas mass shooting, call on lawmakers to focus on gun control
Read full article: Students react to Texas mass shooting, call on lawmakers to focus on gun controlOrange County Public Schools students and supporters said state leaders need to get their priorities straight. Students questioned why politicians are exerting more energy to ban books and curriculum than to stop gun violence in schools.
Reactions pour in after Texas elementary school shooting that killed 19 children, 2 adults
Read full article: Reactions pour in after Texas elementary school shooting that killed 19 children, 2 adultsAfter a Texas elementary school shooting that killed at least 19 children and two adults on Tuesday afternoon, state and federal leaders along with public figures took to social media to express their heartbreak.
19 students, 2 adults killed in shooting at Texas elementary school, gunman also dead, governor says
Read full article: 19 students, 2 adults killed in shooting at Texas elementary school, gunman also dead, governor saysAt least 19 children and two adults are dead following a shooting Tuesday at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, according to Gov. Greg Abbott.