Uvalde shooting victims slap $27bn lawsuit over ‘dysfunction’ of 376 law enforcement officials Suit calls out ‘conduct’ of 376 officials for ‘seventy-seven minutes of indecision, dysfunction and harm’ The Independent UK · Dec 3, 2022
Uvalde shooting victims seek $27B, class action in lawsuit Victims 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 The Independent UK · Dec 3, 2022
Uvalde survivors file a $27 billion class-action lawsuit against police and others Parents, teachers, school staff and students who were on scene the day of the shooting are demanding redress for "the indelible and forever-lasting trauma" caused by the failures of law enforcement. WEKU · Dec 2, 2022
Uvalde school shooting victims' parents file lawsuit — but what other legal actions have families taken after US gun attacks? Families of those killed in the May school shooting begin a $US27 billion class action lawsuit against officials, a legal pathway taken by victims' relatives in other US mass shootings. ABC News · Dec 2, 2022
Uvalde sues local prosecutor over school shooting records The 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 The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2022
Uvalde officials say local prosecutor impeded investigation into police response to shooting In a lawsuit filed Thursday, the city of Uvalde says the district attorney is restricting information needed by its independent investigator. Uvalde wants a judge to compel the prosecutor to hand over all relevant investigative information. The Texas Tribune · Dec 1, 2022
Mother of 10-year-old Uvalde shooting victim sues school district, police and gun manufacturer The lawsuit accuses Daniel Defense, the manufacturer of the shooter’s weapon, of marketing that primes “young buyers to purchase AR-15-style rifles as soon as they are legally able.” The Texas Tribune · Nov 29, 2022
Mother of Uvalde victim files lawsuit against gunmakers, police The case is the latest to challenge a status quo that typically grants immunity to firearms companies. Al Jazeera · Nov 28, 2022
Uvalde mother sues police and gunmaker in Robb Elementary School massacre The mother of one of 19 children killed in the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, has filed a federal lawsuit against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2022
Uvalde mom sues police, gunmaker in school massacre The mother of one of 19 children killed in the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, has filed a federal lawsuit against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2022
Colorado's perfect storm of madness We don't know exactly what drove this gunman — but we know what's making America more dangerous for LGBTQ people Salon · Nov 23, 2022
Amid fallout from the Uvalde shooting, Texas DPS wants $1.2 billion for academy and active-shooter training facility DPS is asking lawmakers to approve a $467 million active-shooter facility as a “down payment” for the training academy. “You play like you practice,” Director Steve McCraw said. The Texas Tribune · Nov 23, 2022
More Texans turn to home schooling after the pandemic showed them what learning outside of schools could be like Some new home-schoolers disagree with how race and sex are taught at schools. Others cite safety concerns after the Uvalde shooting and poor academic outcomes. The Texas Tribune · Nov 21, 2022
Police: 5 dead, 18 hurt in Colorado gay nightclub shooting The violence is the sixth mass killing this month and comes in a year when the nation was shaken by the deaths of 21 in a school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 20, 2022
Tribune News Service · Nov 18, 2022 Michigan students travel to Uvalde, Texas, to support their fellow school shooting survivors DETROIT — Oxford High graduate Zoe Touray climbed through the window of her fifth-hour classroom on Nov. 30, 2021, to escape a gunman carrying out an attack inside Oxford High School.
Al Jazeera · Nov 17, 2022 Uvalde police chief who delayed during school shooting steps down Mariano Pargas, who came under scrutiny over his response to deadly Texas shooting, resigns amid calls he step down.
The Texas Tribune · Nov 17, 2022 Acting Uvalde police chief during Robb Elementary shooting resigns Lt. Mariano Pargas was one of the nearly 400 law enforcement officers who responded to the shooting at Robb Elementary on May 24.
The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2022 Acting Uvalde police chief during school shooting steps down The Uvalde officer who was leading the city’s police department during the hesitant law enforcement response to the elementary school shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers has stepped down
The Texas Tribune · Nov 17, 2022 What Greg Abbott’s decisive win over Beto O’Rourke portends for his future After defeating O’Rourke — Texas’ most promising Democrat in recent history — Abbott begins his third term in a strong position, with a rising national profile and a governing mandate in the eyes of fellow Republicans.
Al Jazeera · Nov 15, 2022 Uvalde acting chief delayed after learning children were alive Call between the Uvalde acting police chief and dispatcher underscores delay in response to US school shooting.
The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2022 Report: Uvalde police chief told kids were alive in school A police commander at the scene of the Uvalde massacre was informed that children were alive in a classroom with the gunman more than 30 minutes before officers breached the room
The Texas Tribune · Nov 9, 2022 “The fight goes on”: Families of Uvalde shooting victims hoped for change that didn’t come The families of some of the 19 children killed at Robb Elementary rooted for Beto O’Rourke, hoping he would help change Texas gun laws. They left disappointed but determined to fight on.
The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2022 Texas judge orders sealing autopsy reports of Uvalde school shooting victims District attorney Christina Mitchell Busbee argues that ‘release of the details contained in the autopsy records would alert potential suspects of information’
Texas Observer · Nov 9, 2022 Months after Massacre, Uvalde County Turns Out for Greg Abbott Uvaldeans voted resoundingly for the incumbent—who opposes even common sense gun control—over Democrat Beto O’Rourke by a 22-point margin
The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2022 The murders of 21 children and teachers in Uvalde weren’t enough to bring down Greg Abbott On the Texas ballot were the lives of the 19 young students and two heroic teachers killed during the 24 May mass shooting at Robb Elementary School, writes Rachel Sharp