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Witnesses, Video Suggest Stunning Inaction From Uvalde Cops During School Shooting

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Reason · May 26, 2022

‘Go in there!’: Parents of Texas school shooting victims question police delays

Law enforcement authorities faced questions and criticism Thursday over how much time elapsed before they stormed an Uvalde elementary school classroom and put a stop to the rampage by a gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers.

France 24 · May 26, 2022

Police face questions over delays in storming Texas school

Law enforcement authorities in Texas are facing questions and criticism over how much time elapsed before they stormed an Uvalde elementary school classroom and put a stop to the rampage by a gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers

The Independent UK · May 26, 2022

Witnesses urged police to storm Texas school during shooting rampage

Onlookers say police were "unprepared" for the attack, amid reports it took up to an hour for police to enter the school and shoot the attacker.

ABC News · May 26, 2022

Shocking Texas school shooting details emerge as grief engulfs Uvalde

Onlookers urged police officers to charge into the Texas primary school to stop killer who'd bought guns just days after his 18th birthday

Manchester Evening News · May 26, 2022

Colorado to create office for investigating missing and murdered indigenous people

DENVER — A battle of wills over how to investigate missing and murdered indigenous people ended Tuesday with advocates and the governor agreeing on an office dedicated to the crisis.

Tribune News Service · May 11, 2022

Noose found at Stanford University being investigated as a hate crime

SAN JOSE, Calif. — A noose was found hanging from a tree Sunday on the Stanford University campus, prompting a hate crime investigation, according to the university.

Tribune News Service · May 9, 2022

Alaska appoints investigator dedicated to missing and murdered Indigenous people

Ayesha Rascoe talks with Anne Sears, a former Alaska State Trooper, who was recently appointed Alaska's first dedicated investigator of missing and murdered Indigenous people.

WEKU · May 8, 2022

Texas border effort gets $495 million boost after GOP leaders tap federal COVID-19 aid, shift funds

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas is scrambling to come up with nearly a half-billion dollars to pay the growing tab for its decision to post National Guard soldiers at the southern border.

Tribune News Service · Apr 30, 2022

Did Missouri authorities miss chance to stop Eric Greitens? Official asked to probe 'rumors'

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri state Sen. Jamilah Nasheed grew concerned enough about Gov. Eric Greitens' potential for violence in April 2018 that she sent a letter asking the Department of Public Safety to investigate rumors of an incident involving "troubling behavior" at Greitens' private home.

Tribune News Service · Apr 8, 2022