HISTORICAL FACTS: 4 - The Untold Story

Top Texas cop: Uvalde police response was 'abject failure'

The head of the Texas state police pronounced the law enforcement response to the Uvalde school shooting an “abject failure.”

The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2022

Texas school where gunman shot dead 19 children and two teachers to be demolished

Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin said a child or teacher "can never be asked to go back in that school ever" in an announcement made during a council meeting on Tuesday

Daily Mirror · Jun 22, 2022

Uvalde officer was detained by colleagues as he tried to save teacher wife who called him to report shooter

‘He was detained and they took his gun away from him and escorted him off the scene’

The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2022

New pictures show armed police waiting in school as gunman shoots dead kids

Security footage does not show police trying to enter classrooms 111 or 112 at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, where Salvador Ramos shot dead 19 students and two teachers

Daily Mirror · Jun 21, 2022

“If there’s kids in there, we need to go in”: Officers in Uvalde were ready with guns, shields and tools — but not clear orders

The Texas Tribune has reviewed law enforcement transcripts and footage that federal and state investigators are examining after the May 24 tragedy.

The Texas Tribune · Jun 21, 2022

Officers had rifles and shields 19 minutes after gunman arrived but waited an hour to breach Uvalde class

Local police have been under scrunity for catastrophic delay

The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2022

Meghan Markle's kind phone call to family of teacher killed in Texas shooting

The nephew of Irma Garcia, a teacher who was killed alongside 19 children and a fellow educator during a school shooting in Uvalde, Texas last month, said that "sweet and lovely" Meghan Markle has shared her condolences with the family

Daily Mirror · Jun 20, 2022

Uvalde classroom door may have been unlocked entire time as officers waited 77 minutes for key, says report

Surveillance footage shows police officers never even tried to open the door to the classroom where Salvador Ramos was holed up with his victims

The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2022

Uvalde officer with AR-15 hesitated and missed chance to shoot gunman before he entered school, say police

There were at least two missed opportunities where officers could have stopped Salvador Ramos before he entered Robb elementary school, killing 21 victims

The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2022

Leonard Greene: Just like a Snickers bar, soon you’ll be able to buy AR-15 from a vending machine

Allergy medication. Fireworks. Roquefort cheese and food stamps.

Tribune News Service · Jun 14, 2022