Uvalde

Lt. Mariano Pargasm, acting police chief on day of Uvalde school massacre , resigns from Uvalde Police Department, mayor says

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CNN — Lt. Mariano Pargasthe acting police chief on the day of the Robb Elementary School massacrehas resigned from the Uvalde Police Department, Mayor Don McLaughlin said Thursday afternoon. Pargas’ resignation comes ahead of a rare Saturday “special meeting” that was called by the city to decide his fate. His resignation is effective immediately, according … Read more

Uvalde families call for tainted police lieutenant to leave elected position

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Uvalde, Texas CNN — Angry relatives of some of the children killed in the Robb Elementary School massacre are demanding that the acting police chief from that day, Lt. Mariano Pargas, quit his role as a Uvalde county commissioner. “He was made aware that people were injured and dying and yet he did nothing. A … Read more

Uvalde shooting: New audio shows acting police chief knew that children needed rescuing

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Uvalde, Texas CNN — Uvalde’s acting police chief knew there were “eight to nine” children alive and needing rescue from a shooter in the classrooms at Robb Elementary but failed to organize help, new audio of a phone call and CNN analysis of newly obtained video shows. Lt. Mariano Pargas called his Uvalde Police Department … Read more

Judge seals autopsy reports of Uvalde mass shooting victims

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CNN — A Texas district court judge in Uvalde has sealed autopsy reports of those killed during the Robb Elementary School mass shooting in May. Judge Camile Dubose of the 38th District Court on Friday ordered the records be sealed and provided to the local district attorney “for the purpose of assisting in the investigation … Read more

Uvalde school shooting: Texas DPS head Steven McCraw to update agency’s oversight board Thursday

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CNN — The Texas Department of Public Safety’s top official is due to deliver Thursday the first formal, public update to his agency’s oversight panel on its officers’ actions during the May massacre at a Uvalde elementary school, with families of the victims, furious over the response, expected to attend the meeting and call on … Read more

Uvalde Volunteer Fire Department helps shooting survivors

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“The fire department has gone out of its way to help us,” said Oscar Orona whose son survived being shot. “I’ll never forget everything they’ve done for us.” UVALDE, Texas — The Uvalde Volunteer Fire Department started a modest effort to help Uvalde shooting survivors and their families. Now, with substantial help from around the … Read more

Uvalde schools suspend entire police force after outrage

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The extraordinary move follows the revelation that the district hired a former state trooper who was among hundreds of officers who rushed to the scene of the May 24 shooting. School leaders also put two members of the district police department on administrative leave, one of whom chose to retire instead, according to a statement … Read more

Uvalde school district suspends its police force “for a period of time”

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Just under five months after the shooting at Robb Elementary School that claimed the lives of 19 children and two teachers, the Uvalde school district has suspended its entire police force. “The District has made the decision to suspend all activities of the Uvalde CISD Police Department for a period of time. Officers currently employed … Read more

Uvalde families sue school district, gun makers, city officials and others

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Sign up for The Briefour daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The families of three children who survived the Uvalde mass shooting in May have filed the first lawsuit in a federal court against the Uvalde school district, law enforcement officials, gun makers and others, alleging that … Read more