UVALDE, Texas—The school police chief who made the decision not to immediately breach the classroom where a man with a gun was fatally shooting students was not punished on June 3 during the first meeting of the Uvalde, Texas, school district’s board of trustees since the May 24 shooting. The board decided not to act against…
No Action Taken Against Uvalde Schools Police Chief at 1st Meeting Since Mass Shooting
Texas School Police Chief Didn’t Know of 911 Calls During Mass Shooting: Official
The commander at the scene of a shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, was not informed of panicked 911 calls coming from students trapped inside the building as the massacre unfolded, a Texas state senator said Thursday. Democrat state Sen. Roland Gutierrez told reporters that the school police chief, Pete Arredondo, was not…
Gov. Abbott Declares State of Disaster in Uvalde to Unlock Support and Cut Red Tape
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday declared a state of disaster in Uvalde in order to fast-track resources meant to help the community and cut through hindering red tape in the aftermath of the May 24 mass school shooting that left 19 young students and two teachers dead. The declaration will “accelerate all available state and…
Official: Girl Told 911 ‘Send the Police Now’ as Police Waited
UVALDE, Texas—Students trapped inside a classroom with a gunman repeatedly called 911 during this week’s attack on a Texas elementary school, including one who pleaded, “Please send the police now,” as officers waited more than an hour to breach the classroom after following the gunman into the building, authorities said Friday. The commander at the…
Gov. Greg Abbott Says He’s ‘Livid’ He Was ‘Misled’ About Texas School Shooting Events
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has said that as a result of being “misled” by local authorities, he gave the public inaccurate information about the massacre of school children at Robb Elementary School. “I was misled. I am livid about what happened,” Abbott said at a press conference in Uvalde on Friday, after two days of…
Texas School Shooter’s Mother Begs for Forgiveness
The mother of Robb Elementary School shooter Salvador Ramos is begging for forgiveness from the victims and the victims’ families. “Forgive me, forgive my son. I know he had his reasons,” Adriana Martínez Reyes, mother of Salvador Ramos, said to the victims’ families in an interview with Spanish-language station Televisa. When prompted about what reasons…
Texas Shooting Update: 10-Year-Old Discharged from Hospital, Other Patients’ Conditions Improving
A 10-year-old patient who was hospitalized as a result of the Robb Elementary shooting has been discharged from the hospital. On the morning of May 27, the girl was been discharged from the University Hospital-University Health at San Antonio, a spokesperson at the hospital told The Epoch Times. The girl was one of four patients…
Timeline of Texas School Shooting: What We Know so Far
A mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, resulted in the deaths of 19 children and two teachers on May 24. At least 17 others, including children, sustained non-life-threatening injuries. The massacre is the country’s second-deadliest K-12 school shooting on record, following the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut. Authorities identified Salvador…
Police Waited for Backup Before Engaging Texas School Shooter Because ‘They Could Have Been Shot’
A Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) official has said officers “could have been shot” if they engaged the gunman holed up with his victims in a classroom at Robb Elementary School before a specialist tactical team arrived. Authorities on Thursday sketched out a timeline of events from when 18-year-old Salvador Ramos crashed his vehicle to when…
Officers Waited to Engage Texas School Shooter Because ‘They Could Have Been Shot:’ Official
A Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) official has said officers “could have been shot” if they engaged the gunman holed up with his victims in a classroom at Robb Elementary School before a specialist tactical team arrived. Authorities on Thursday sketched out a timeline of events from when 18-year-old Salvador Ramos crashed his vehicle to when…
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