Critical mistakes made by police at heart of Texas school shooting investigation Texas Department of Public Safety will further analyse the police’s response to the shooting. The Independent UK · May 28, 2022
‘Frustrated, angry and heartbroken’: Shevrin Jones, Charlie Crist, Parkland parents voice rage at Sunrise gun control rally SUNRISE, Fla. — As Florida State Sen. Shevrin Jones stood onstage in Sunrise, reading aloud the names of 31 victims gunned down May 14 at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, and Tuesday at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, he burst into tears. He blamed the influence of gun… Tribune News Service · May 28, 2022
For the parents and families of the Sandy Hook victims, every mass shooting is re-traumatizing HARTFORD, Conn. — Mark Barden said that all week he’s been keeping track of the timeline the families in Uvalde, Texas, are on. Tribune News Service · May 28, 2022
Uvalde a mix of pride and anger as it grieves school attack Days after a local man burst into an elementary school and killed 19 children and two teachers before officers managed to kill him, the signs of grief, solidarity and local pride are everywhere in Uvalde The Independent UK · May 28, 2022
Texas gunman had threatened school shootings on social media, reports say Teenager displayed worrying behavior in the months before the Uvalde attack, schoolmates tell news outlets The Guardian - US · May 28, 2022
Making sense of a mass shooting in the middle of Texas gun country UVALDE, Texas — Randall Methvin is a thoughtful man who talks with a Texas twang, still works as a ranch hand at age 68 and has felt an affinity for firearms since childhood, when his Depression-hardened father would take him out quail and dove hunting. Los Angeles Times · May 28, 2022
Inside Texas gun meet where excited boy picks out assault rifle for 17th birthday Austin Whitehead, 17, attends the National Rifle Association conference to select an AK21 assault rifle that he will be given for his next birthday present - meanwhile, in a town 300 miles away, 19 children and two teachers lie dead Daily Mirror · May 28, 2022
In Uvalde, tragedy and food bring a community together Two women in Uvalde are spearheading an effort to soothe their community with food. Because Uvalde's resident's lives are so intertwined, everyone knows someone affected by the massacre. WEKU · May 28, 2022
Texas state senator says ‘we’re all angry’ over Uvalde police response and expects full report ‘How an 18-year-old can access militarized weaponry anywhere is beyond me’ The Independent UK · May 28, 2022
TIMELINE: Events surrounding the Uvalde, Texas, school siege In the hours and days since the fatal shooting of 19 children and their two teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, authorities have given varying accounts of what happened and how they responded The Independent UK · May 28, 2022
Texas shooting: Aunt of hero teacher says 'I will cry forever' in heartbreaking tribute Olivia Vella, 88, made the heartbreaking statement after her niece was murdered in the school shooting in Uvalde in which 19 children and two adults were murdered by a gunman Daily Mirror · May 28, 2022
Donald Trump slammed for dancing after ‘disingenuously’ reading list of Texas shooting dead ‘The bodies of the children shot dead in Uvalde aren’t even buried yet, and Trump is dancing at an NRA gun celebration’ The Independent UK · May 28, 2022
Police chief blamed for slow response during Robb Elementary school shooting to join Uvalde City Council The police chief at the center of controversy, sparked by officers’ response to the Robb Elementary School massacre in Uvalde, Texas, is slated to be sworn onto the Uvalde City Council next week. Tribune News Service · May 28, 2022
Uvalde schools police chief who made the call not to breach classroom was elected to City Council Pedro ‘Pete’ Arredondo, the schools police chief, ran a campaign on community outreach and communication The Independent UK · May 28, 2022
Tribune News Service · May 28, 2022 As Uvalde parents seethe, recourse against police may be limited Texas police accused of bungling the response to a mass shooter in an Uvalde school where 19 children and two teachers were killed aren’t likely to be held liable in a civil court, benefiting from broad immunity granted government entities.
Tribune News Service · May 28, 2022 Obsession with guns. Dysfunctional families. Many parallels exist between Parkland and Uvalde shooters FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A young man with a troubled home life, who felt bullied at school and developed an obsession with guns, easily walked onto a school campus where he murdered students and staff with a legally purchased AR-15 style rifle.
Tribune News Service · May 28, 2022 Challenge for archbishop: Finding words to heal an inconsolable Uvalde UVALDE, Texas – In this small city of inconsolable souls, Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller called children to the altar as he recited the names of each victim in an elementary school shooting.
Axios · May 28, 2022 Police failure in Uvalde mass shooting: What we know Law enforcement officials in Texas are facing intense criticism for their response to the shooting.
Texas Observer · May 28, 2022 Hey Hey, NRA, How Many Kids Did You Kill Today? Hundreds of anti-gun violence protestors took over Discovery Green Park.
Daily Mirror · May 28, 2022 Texas gunman dubbed 'Yubo school shooter' and threatened to murder before massacre A 17-year-old girl met Salvadore Ramos on social media app Yubo said in the chatrooms he would 'threaten rape and kidnapping and murder' before the Texas school shooting
WEKU · May 28, 2022 The U.S. is uniquely terrible at protecting children from gun violence The massacre in Uvalde, Texas, was yet another grim reminder that in the U.S., children are more likely to die from gun violence than in any other wealthy nation. And it's getting worse.
The Independent UK · May 28, 2022 Police inaction moves to center of Uvalde shooting probe The actions of a school district police chief and other law enforcement officers moved swiftly to the center of the investigation into this week’s shocking school shooting in Uvalde, Texas
WEKU · May 28, 2022 The Uvalde shooting renews questions about school security Texas has tightened security at schools considerably over the past four years. But the new protective measures came up short earlier this week in Uvalde.
The Independent UK · May 28, 2022 Republican senator blames ‘wokeness’ and ‘liberal indoctrination’ for school shootings days after Uvalde massacre ‘We stopped teaching values in so many of our schools. Now we’re teaching ‘wokeness’,’ Republican senator says
WEKU · May 28, 2022 Teachers, how are you coping in the aftermath of the Texas shooting in Uvalde? NPR would like to hear from teachers around the country about how they are feeling in the aftermath of the latest school shooting. We may contact you for an upcoming story.