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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 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.
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.
Thousands to rally for gun reform after surge in mass shootings
Read full article: Thousands to rally for gun reform after surge in mass shootingsThousands of people are rallying on the National Mall and across the rest of America in a renewed push for gun control measures after recent deadly mass shootings.
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.
4th grade Uvalde survivor: ‘I don’t want it to happen again’
Read full article: 4th grade Uvalde survivor: ‘I don’t want it to happen again’An 11-year-old girl who survived the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, has told members of Congress how she covered herself in her dead classmate’s blood and played dead to avoid being shot.
WATCH LIVE: Uvalde City Council holds emergency meeting after school shooting
Read full article: WATCH LIVE: Uvalde City Council holds emergency meeting after school shootingWhen graduation balloons popped inside a West Virginia high school, a teacher had to reassure students who ducked for cover that the noise did not come from gunfire.
School police chief didn’t know of 911 calls made during shooting, Texas senator says
Read full article: School police chief didn’t know of 911 calls made during shooting, Texas senator saysA Texas state senator says the commander at the scene of a school shooting in Texas was not informed of panicked 911 calls from inside the school building.
Uvalde school police chief says he’s still cooperating with state investigation
Read full article: Uvalde school police chief says he’s still cooperating with state investigationThe school district police chief who served as on-site commander during last week’s deadly shooting in Uvalde, Texas, says he’s talking daily with investigators, contradicting claims from state law enforcement that he has stopped cooperating.
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.
‘Very angry’: Uvalde locals grapple with school chief’s role
Read full article: ‘Very angry’: Uvalde locals grapple with school chief’s roleThe blame for an excruciating delay in killing the gunman at a Texas elementary school — even as parents outside begged police to rush in and panicked children called 911 from inside — has been placed with the school district’s homegrown police chief.
Texas senator signals looming debate on gun control in Washington after Uvalde shooting
Read full article: Texas senator signals looming debate on gun control in Washington after Uvalde shootingLast week’s massacre at Uvalde’s Robb Elementary School is the latest stark reminder of just how little action the United States Congress has taken in recent years on gun reform.
‘Do something:’ Principals of schools where shootings occurred demand action on gun violence
Read full article: ‘Do something:’ Principals of schools where shootings occurred demand action on gun violenceIn the wake of the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, a group of current and former school principals who experienced shootings on their campuses are demanding action.
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.
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.
Gunman's final 90 minutes fuel questions about police delays
Read full article: Gunman's final 90 minutes fuel questions about police delaysTexas authorities say the gunman who massacred 21 people at an elementary school was in the building for over an hour before he was killed by law enforcement officers.
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.
‘Hits close to home:’ Titusville restaurant raises money for Texas school shooting victims
Read full article: ‘Hits close to home:’ Titusville restaurant raises money for Texas school shooting victimsA pair of Texas natives who now run a restaurant and food truck in Titusville are devoting all of the money from sales Wednesday to the victims of Tuesday's school shooting in Uvalde.
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.
Security increased at Central Florida schools after mass shooting in Texas
Read full article: Security increased at Central Florida schools after mass shooting in TexasCentral Florida schools are reinforcing security measures in reaction to the deadly shooting of 19 children and two adults at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.
Families mourn, worry in wake of elementary school shooting
Read full article: Families mourn, worry in wake of elementary school shootingFamilies turned to social media in a desperate attempt to find their missing children as the death toll in a gruesome school shooting at a Texas elementary school rose to at least 19 students and two teachers.
Texas gunman warned online he was going to shoot up school, governor says
Read full article: Texas gunman warned online he was going to shoot up school, governor saysOnlookers urged police officers to charge into the Texas elementary school where a gunman’s rampage killed 19 children and two teachers.
‘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.
WATCH LIVE: Pulse nightclub vigil for victims of Texas elementary school shooting
Read full article: WATCH LIVE: Pulse nightclub vigil for victims of Texas elementary school shootingHere is the timeline of events for the recent shooting at a Texas elementary school that left at least 19 students and two adults dead Tuesday afternoon.
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.