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Report details ‘systemic failures,’ ‘egregious’ decisions in Uvalde shooting response

DALLAS — For families in Uvalde, Sunday brought with it the weight of the most exhaustive account of their loved one’s final moments yet. In a long-awaited, 77-page report, a Texas House committee told them there is not one person to blame, but instead a long series of “systemic failures…

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Nearly 400 officers were in Uvalde before the gunman was killed, a new report finds

The scathing new report by lawmakers in Texas says "systemic failures" created a chaotic scene that lasted more than an hour before the gunman at Robb Elementary School was finally confronted.

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Texas House report slams ‘lackadaisical approach’ to Uvalde shooting where 400 officers stalled for 77 minutes

Nearly 400 officers were on the scene of the mass shooting and failed to stop the gunman for 77 minutes

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Five takeaways from the House committee report on the Uvalde shooting

Among the findings: Police lacked clear leadership and basic communications, school doors were routinely left open and the gunman gave hints of his coming rampage.

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A year before Uvalde shooting, gunman had threatened women, carried around a dead cat and been nicknamed “school shooter”

Identified as at-risk, he never received special education services and ultimately flunked out, according to a Texas House committee report.

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“Systemic failures” in Uvalde shooting went far beyond local police, Texas House report details

In total, 376 law enforcement officers descended upon the school, according to the most extensive account of the shooting to date. It says that better-equipped departments should have stepped up to fill a leadership void after the Uvalde schools police chief failed to take charge.

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Uvalde families to receive new report on police failures

Families in Uvalde are awaiting a new report expected to outline police failures in the May school shooting that left 19 children and two teachers dead

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Inside how Texas trains teachers to carry guns

ROUND ROCK, Texas — Pacing along bookcases that came up to his chest, a man, dressed in a black hoodie and carrying a long gun, charged into Walsh Middle School’s library.

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Uvalde officer seen checking phone in surveillance footage is husband of teacher killed in massacre

Officer had tried to save his wife but was barred by other officers from doing so and had his gun taken away, according to report

The Independent UK

Bulletproof safety pods for schools draw the internet's ire. An expert weighs in

National Safety Shelters sells safety pods that can fit a classroom of students inside to protect them from active shooters or extreme weather.

WEKU

Uvalde video shows raw feelings toward journalists linger

Two news outlets’ decision to release an excruciating 77-minute video this week showing police inaction during the Robb Elementary School mass shooting drew a harsh response from residents of Uvalde, Texas, even though they have sought this type of transparency for weeks

The Independent UK

Uvalde residents frustrated with officials over finger pointing, conflicting accounts and leaked video

Residents and victims’ families say the way local and state leaders are handling details about the state’s deadliest shooting is compounding their trauma and grief.

The Texas Tribune

Uvalde families need help; donations take months to deliver

At least $14 million has been raised through multiple sources for the victims and survivors of the May 24 mass shooting at a Texas elementary school

The Independent UK

He survived the Pulse nightclub massacre in 2016. Six years later, the fight for gun safety and LGBT+ rights continues

It’s been six years since Brandon Wolf survived the mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando where his best friend Drew was killed. He tells Rachel Sharp about the ongoing fight for gun safety and LGBT+ rights

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Governor: Uvalde video 'shocking' account of police response

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says it's “shocking” that newly leaked video of the Uvalde school massacre doesn't match what he had first described to the public as a swift and brave confrontation

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Lawmaker: Officer in Uvalde video husband of slain teacher

A Texas lawmaker says a Uvalde police officer criticized over video of him checking his phone during the massacre at Robb Elementary School was the husband of a teacher killed in the classroom

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: How can we prevent weaponized loners from striking?

Recent mass shootings in Highland Park, Illinois; Buffalo, New York; and Uvalde, Texas, have produced the same futile debates that always follow such tragedies. Conservatives blame mental illness, and liberals blame gun access.

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Commentary: ‘Hardening’ school security is the wrong answer

A month and a half after a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers at an Uvalde, Texas, elementary school, President Joe Biden has signed a groundbreaking — if modest — gun control bill. With gun violence now the leading cause of death of children and teenagers, the law has…

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In wake of Highland Park, Uvalde, other gun slaughters, activists in D.C. plead for assault weapons ban

Said Abby Brosio, who spotted the Highland Park gunman on a roof: “I am done being complacent and desensitized. I am certainly sick of everyone’s empty thoughts and prayers with no actions to back them up. Action is what is needed now.”

The Independent UK

Uvalde video raises more calls for police accountability

Newly released video of a hallway outside classrooms at a Texas elementary school where a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers is renewing questions about police accountability

The Independent UK

TIMELINE: Texas elementary school shooting, minute by minute

On May 24, a gunman fatally shot 19 children and two teachers in two adjoining classrooms at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas

Tribune News Service

Controversial Punisher logo visible on phone of officer who responded to Uvalde shooting

The leak of video on Tuesday from inside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde painted a devastating picture of law enforcement’s response to the massacre of students and teachers May 24 — showing police waiting in a hallway for more than an hour while the gunman was in a classroom.

The Independent UK

Uvalde mayor blames ‘chicken’ media for releasing shooting video before families had viewed it

The 77-minute video shows heavily criticised police response to May attack

AFP

Survivors of mass shootings in US appeal for assault weapons ban

Washington (AFP) - Survivors of recent mass shootings in America and relatives of people killed in them pleaded with lawmakers Wednesday to ban the powerful assault weapons used in those massacres.

Mic

A leaked video shows in painful detail how incompetent the Uvalde response was

The footage shows cops checking their phones, cleaning their hands while children were being killed.

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