Damning DOJ report blames police for slow response to Uvalde shooting
The US Department of Justice calls the Uvalde police response a failure in a new report, saying it impacted the "survivability" of the children.
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The Uvalde crime scene investigators almost missed the shooter's 'hellfire trigger' device because someone threw it in the trash, DOJ report says
The Justice Department released a report on Thursday documenting the "cascading failures" of the police response to the Uvalde school shooting.
DOJ's Uvalde report details failures by hundreds of police officers. Only a handful faced any consequences.
The DOJ report takes nearly 600 pages to detail the failings of multiple law enforcement agencies, but outlines the minimal consequences they faced.
Feds rip the police's failure to stop the Uvalde school shooting: 'No urgency'
A Justice Department report found "cascading failures" in law enforcement's handling of the elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
The Uvalde school shooter's teenage cousin tried to illegally get an AR-15 and threatened to 'do the same thing' as his cousin, his mother and police say
The 17-year-old's mother told police that her son threatened to shoot his sister in the head and shoot up a nearby elementary school.
Scot Peterson, the school resource officer during the Parkland shooting, was acquitted. The failed case will complicate criminal cases for Uvalde parents, expert says
In Uvalde, officers could be protected from criminal charges because of the "systemic failure," of the response, a legal expert told Insider.
5-year-old children in Texas are being given Winnie the Pooh books that teach them how to survive a school shooting
Parents and teachers raised concerns about the Winnie the Pooh book that advises kids on what to do if a gunman enters school property.
A timeline of the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas, and the police inaction that day
Insider compiled a timeline of the known sequence of events after the May 24, 2022, shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.
A Texas Ranger who heard gunshots coming from Uvalde classroom and failed to immediately act is still on paid leave four months after being fired
One year after Uvalde shooting, the Washington Post found that several law enforcement officers involved in the botched response are still employed.
Victims of the Uvalde, Texas, elementary-school shooting include 19 children and 2 teachers who died trying to protect their students
The victims of the May 24, 2022, shooting included 19 children under 12 years old and two teachers, authorities said. Police killed the shooter.
The mother of a Uvalde victim says she waited 13 hours to demand lawmakers limit gun sales: 'Did you think we'd go home?'
Kimberly Rubio, whose daughter Lexi was killed in the mass shooting, says the delay reminded her of waiting to learn if her daughter had been killed.
Emergency workers who responded to the Uvalde shooting said there was so much blood they could 'smell iron': report
An EMT who treated children during the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde said "there was so much blood" in the once bright hallways.
The 30 deadliest mass shootings in modern US history include Monterey Park and Uvalde
The Monterey Park shooting on January 21, 2023, that left 10 people dead at a Lunar New Year party is now among the deadliest mass shootings in US history.
Former Uvalde district police chief openly admits in video that he prioritized children outside the classroom where 19 children and 2 teachers were killed
At least 376 officers responded to the Uvalde shooting, with many in the hall for more than 70 minutes. The former police chief said he made the call.
Only 20% of Uvalde sheriff deputies had active-shooter training at the time of the Robb Elementary School shooting, third-party investigation says
The sheriff's office also did not have a policy in place for handling active-shooter situations, lead investigator Richard Carter said on Monday.
'Indecision, dysfunction, and harm': Uvalde shooting victims file $27 billion class action suit against police, school and city
The lawsuit argues that the failures made by law enforcement during the May 24 attack left the survivors with emotional damage, per The AP.
Texas police chief says he shouldn't resign over the Uvalde shooting because state police 'did not fail' the community
McCraw told CNN last month he would resign if his agency was found to have "any culpability" in the bungled police response to the Uvalde shooting.
A Uvalde aide says she ended up in the hospital after Texas cops blamed her for propping the school door open as the gunman attacked
Uvalde school worker Emilia "Amy" Marin told ABC News that the changing stories about the deadly mass shooting left her distraught.
Uvalde schools suspended its entire police force, citing 'recent developments' after months of criticism about how cops handled the mass shooting that left 19 children and 2 teachers dead
The Uvalde school district said two officers have also been placed on leave due to "additional concerns." One of the officers has decided to retire.
Uvalde parents were outraged the school district hired a cop who was being investigated for her conduct during the mass shooting. Now she's been fired.
After pushback from parents and a state senator, the school district announced Thursday that Crimson Elizondo was fired from her position.