Uvalde protesters hold vigil, demand that school district suspend officers

Brett Cross, whose 10-year-old nephew was killed during the May 24 shooting at Robb Elementary School, leans on a gate next to the Uvalde CISD administration building on Tuesday. Cross has maintained a vigil on the property, demanding that the district suspend the school officers who were present during the shooting. (Credit: Evan L’Roy/The Texas Tribune)

UVALDE — Brett Cross has been camping outside Uvalde’s school district offices for nearly 200 hours. He hasn’t slept much. He’s grieving.

But the 32-year-old wind turbine service technician said he’s not going to end his vigil until Uvalde’s school board suspends the five school district police officers who were at Robb Elementary on May 24, the day an 18-year-old gunman entered the school and killed 19 students and two teachers.