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Uvalde School Shooter's Grandmother Released From Hospital
The grandmother of the gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school was released from the hospital, officials said Tuesday. Celia “Sally” Gonzales, 66, was shot in the face at her home by her grandson before he opened fire at Robb Elementary in Uvalde on May 24. Gonzales was able to call for help and was...
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Last Uvalde School Shooting Victim Laid to Rest; Remembered as ‘Loving' Boy
The last victim of the mass school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, was laid to rest Saturday. 10-year-old Uziyah Garcia was remembered for his contagious laugh, love of silly jokes, and sweet and outgoing nature.
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Graduating Uvalde High School Class Remembers Slain Children
Almost 300 high school seniors received their diplomas Friday in Uvalde in the shadow of the massacre of 19 elementary school students and two teachers one month earlier.
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‘I'm Here Begging For You Guys To Do Something,' Uvalde Victim's Sister Pleads for Gun Safety
The sister of a 9-year-old girl killed in the Uvalde school shooting rampage tearfully pleaded on Thursday with Texas lawmakers to pass gun safety legislation and questioned why so many security measures failed.
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Uvalde School Police Chief on Leave After Mass Shooting
Pete Arredondo, the Uvalde school district police chief at the time of the Robb Elementary school shooting, has been placed on administrative leave, according to the superintendent.
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Slain Uvalde Teacher's Officer Husband Was Detained, Had Gun Taken Away After Trying to Save Her
Officer Ruiz attempted to storm the school after his wife, Eva Mireles, called him telling him she had been shot.
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Senators Release Text of Bipartisan Gun Bill, Seek Final Passage This Week
A bipartisan group of senators overcame some last-minute hurdles and released legislative text Tuesday on a narrow set of provisions to combat gun violence, including state funding to implement “red flag” laws and enhanced background checks. “Today, we finalized bipartisan, commonsense legislation to protect America’s children, keep our schools safe, and reduce the threat of violence across our country,” Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and...
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Texas Official Says Uvalde Classroom Door Could Not Be Locked, Police May Not Have Checked
The Texas public safety chief testified Tuesday, condemning the police response as an “abject failure.”
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Report: Police in Uvalde Had Rifles Earlier Than Known
Multiple police officers armed with rifles and at least one ballistic shield stood and waited in a school hallway for nearly an hour while a gunman carried out a massacre of 19 elementary students and two teachers, according to a Monday news report that marks the latest embarrassing revelation about the failure of law enforcement to thwart the attack.
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Texas Lawmaker: Uvalde Police Agree to Cooperate With Probe
A Texas lawmaking leading an investigation into the Uvalde elementary school shooting says local police have agreed to meet with his committee.
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Chairman: Voluntary Testimony From Uvalde Police Remains Uncertain
The chairman of a Texas legislative committee investigating the nation’s deadliest school shooting in a decade said Thursday that it’s unclear whether the small city of Uvalde’s local police department would testify before the panel voluntarily.
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Slain Uvalde Girl Remembered as Caring and Opinionated
Alexandria Aniyah Rubio was opinionated like her mother, and she played basketball and softball like her father. When she got older, she wanted to go to college on a softball scholarship and to become an attorney. Lexi, as the 10-year-old was known to family and friends, was among the 19 children and two teachers who were shot to death during...
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Governors Forming Task Force to Address Mass Shootings
The National Governors Association says it’s forming a working group of governors to come up with recommendations to stop mass shootings following the Texas school massacre. Reaching consensus could be a tall order given that the nation’s governors have been divided along partisan lines on how to approach issues of gun control and school safety. Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson and...
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NRA Touts School Safety Program. It's on Hiatus
After the most recent school shooting left 21 dead in Uvalde, Texas, the chief executive of the NRA touted its school security program. In reality School Shield has not awarded any grants since before the pandemic.
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Uvalde School Police Chief Defends Texas Shooting Response
The Texas school police chief criticized for his actions during one of the deadliest classroom shootings in U.S. history says in his first extensive published comments that he didn’t consider himself the incident commander as the massacre unfolded.
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Robb Elementary Students Will Not Go Back to Campus
The superintendent for the Uvalde, Texas, school district held a news conference Thursday morning to discuss issues surrounding the Robb elementary shooting.
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House Passes Gun Bill After Buffalo, Uvalde Attacks
The bill has almost no chance of becoming law as the Senate pursues negotiations focused on improving mental health programs, bolstering school security and enhancing background checks.
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Uvalde Pediatrician Condemns Congress for Inaction on Gun Violence
An Uvalde pediatrician, who treated injured and dying students during the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School, testified Wednesday to Congress about the need for new gun laws. “We are bleeding out and you are not there.”
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Attorney General Names Team Reviewing Police Response to Uvalde School Shooting
The Justice Department on Wednesday is releasing new details in its review of the law enforcement response to the deadly mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde.
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Uvalde & Buffalo Survivors, Victims' Families Testify Before Congress
An 11-year-old girl who survived the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, testified Wednesday about how she covered herself in her dead classmate’s blood and played dead to avoid being shot. It was the second day lawmakers heard wrenching testimony on the nation’s gun violence