Families of slain children in Uvalde called for the resignation of Texas’s Department of Public Safety (DPS) Director Steve McCraw during a public meeting in Austin on Oct. 27.
Citing the abject failure of the department’s response to the school massacre on May 24 and the ensuing confusion caused by McCraw’s “misinformation after misinformation” during press conferences, Jesus Rizo told McCraw he needs to resign.
Rizo, the uncle of 10-year-old Jacklyn Cazares, who was killed alongside 18 other children and two teachers, said McCraw’s comments following the shooting caused ripple effects throughout Uvalde.
“Our town is ripped apart,” Rizo said. “When you arrived … you basically lit a match and you set the town on fire.”…