“Nobody’s giving us any answers”: Uvalde families demand details of shooting investigation at City Council meeting

Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin told residents at a City Council meeting on Thursday that the city would not release more information about last month’s mass shooting at Robb Elementary School at the request of the local district attorney and the Texas Department of Public Safety. (Credit: Evan L'Roy for The Texas Tribune)

UVALDE — At an emotional City Council meeting Thursday, families of the Robb Elementary School shooting victims demanded the mayor release details from the investigation. Mayor Don McLaughlin told them he didn’t have any new information and the city can’t share anything with the public because of the ongoing investigation.

“Nobody’s giving us any answers, it’s been over a month, you have no idea how frustrating that is. We’re sitting here, just listening to empty words,” said the sister of Irma Garcia, one of two teachers who was killed in the May 24 massacre along with 19 students. She didn’t identify herself by name when she addressed the City Council.