The Uvalde school shooting and the failed police response

1. May 2022

   1. May 24– 25Who is Salvador Ramos? What we know about Texas elementary school shooting suspect35 articles · 12 sources

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   2. May 24– 25Catholic leaders react to Texas school massacre: ‘Don’t tell me that guns aren’t the problem.’7 articles · 4 sources

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   3. May 24– 25Biden to address nation following Texas school shooting36 articles · 19 sources

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   4. May 24'Active shooter' at Uvalde, Tx elementary school in custody19 articles · 9 sources

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   5. May 24– 31Uvalde begins to bury its dead in wake of school massacre25 articles · 21 sources

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   6. May 24– 2519 Children, 2 Adults Killed in Texas Elementary School Shooting789 articles · 122 sources

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   7. May 24– 25Trump to speak at NRA event in Texas days after school shooting33 articles · 15 sources

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   8. May 24– 26How to help families, survivors of Texas school shooting28 articles · 7 sources

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   9. May 25– 26Texas school shooting: How to help kids get through unspeakable horror65 articles · 26 sources

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   10. May 25Biden says 'we have to act' after Texas school shooting93 articles · 48 sources

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   11. May 25– 28Uvalde school police chief faulted in shooting response40 articles · 29 sources

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   12. May 25Families Mourn, Worry in Wake of Texas Elementary School Shooting43 articles · 22 sources

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   13. May 25– 26Texas gunman warned online he was going to shoot up school64 articles · 28 sources

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   14. May 25– 27Texas elementary school shooting: What do we know so far?219 articles · 63 sources

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   15. May 25What we know about the victims at Robb Elementary School7 articles · 7 sources

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   16. May 25– 30Biden visits memorial to victims of Texas school shooting76 articles · 46 sources

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   17. May 25Matthew McConaughey says 'we must do better' after massacre in his hometown of Uvalde32 articles · 17 sources

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   18. May 25– 26Beto O'Rourke crashes Texas Gov. Greg Abbott press conference on Uvalde school shooting, demands change81 articles · 45 sources

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   19. May 25Ted Cruz, Ken Paxton propose guns in schools after Texas shooting horror9 articles · 9 sources

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   20. May 25– 29Matthew McConaughey Returns to Hometown of Uvalde, Texas After School Shooting31 articles · 9 sources

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   21. May 25– 26Uvalde school shooting suspect was a loner who bought two assault rifles for his 18th birthday18 articles · 12 sources

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   22. May 25Parents waited late into the night for dead children to be identified after Texas elementary school massacre6 articles · 5 sources

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   23. May 25– 27Greg Abbott cancels NRA convention appearance as Uvalde anger rises9 articles · 9 sources

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   24. May 25Texas school shooting: Border Patrol agent killed gunman, reports say16 articles · 6 sources

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   25. May 26Vigils Held in Uvalde and Other Cities Across the Country After School Shooting5 articles · 3 sources

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   26. May 26Texas school shooting: Salvador Ramos told classroom ‘it’s time to die,’ survivor says27 articles · 7 sources

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   27. May 26– 27Husband of teacher killed in Texas school shooting dies 'due to grief,' family reports87 articles · 46 sources

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   28. May 26Gunman Entered Texas School ‘Unobstructed,' Officials Now Say, Through Unlocked Doors6 articles · 3 sources

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   29. May 26– 30Justice Dept. to review response to Texas school shooting83 articles · 37 sources

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   30. May 26Uvalde school district had detailed security plan in place at time of elementary school massacre7 articles · 7 sources

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   31. May 26Families begin to make funeral arrangements as harrowing details of Texas elementary school shooting emerge8 articles · 6 sources

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   32. May 26– 27Meghan Markle makes visit to Texas school shooting memorial28 articles · 13 sources

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   33. May 26– 27Amid protests, NRA meets in Texas after school massacre102 articles · 37 sources

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   34. May 27– 28'I was misled' | Gov. Greg Abbott 'livid' after he said he was misinformed on Uvalde mass shooting12 articles · 9 sources

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   35. May 27Texas Official: ‘Wrong Decision’ Not To Quickly Breach Uvalde Classroom Where Shooter Was Barricaded12 articles · 11 sources

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   36. May 28Police Inaction Moves to Center of Uvalde Shooting Probe57 articles · 23 sources

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   37. May 28Uvalde school police hosted active shooter training in March7 articles · 5 sources

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   38. May 28– Jun 1Uvalde, Texas police cooperating with state in school shooting probe, district PD chief not responding30 articles · 9 sources

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   39. May 30– Jun 1Texas Shooting: A Failure of Several Levels5 articles · 4 sources

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   40. May 31– Jun 1Uvalde school district police chief sworn in as city council member a week after mass shooting28 articles · 12 sources

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   41. May 31Uvalde grieves, says goodbyes at visitations, funerals66 articles · 28 sources

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2. June 2022

   1. Jun 1– 2Mourners say goodbye to a Uvalde teacher and her husband41 articles · 27 sources

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   2. Jun 1Uvalde school police chief says he’s still cooperating26 articles · 23 sources

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   3. Jun 2A dying Uvalde teacher was on the phone with her husband - a school police officer whose boss decided not to enter her classroom, report says7 articles · 5 sources

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   4. Jun 2Texas senator: School police chief didn't know of 911 calls43 articles · 24 sources

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   5. Jun 3Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves launch relief fund for Uvalde shooting victims12 articles · 9 sources

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   6. Jun 3Fourth grader who survived Uvalde school shooting will testify before Congress7 articles · 3 sources

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   7. Jun 3Senator: Chief had no radio during Uvalde school shooting33 articles · 21 sources

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   8. Jun 5– 6Pastor shot at by Uvalde gunman recounts terror in sermon31 articles · 20 sources

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   9. Jun 6Gov. Abbott asks Texas school districts to undergo active shooter training5 articles · 3 sources

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   10. Jun 7Uvalde teacher who lost 11 kids in his classroom says 'there is no excuse' for officers' delay in taking down gunman17 articles · 11 sources

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   11. Jun 7'I will never forgive them:' Uvalde teacher who survived attack calls responding officers 'cowards'21 articles · 3 sources

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   12. Jun 8DOJ announces team to investigate response to the Uvalde school massacre as survivor says more could have been done10 articles · 6 sources

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   13. Jun 84th grade Uvalde survivor: 'I don't want it to happen again'27 articles · 19 sources

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   14. Jun 8Live Now: Families of Uvalde, Buffalo victims and survivors testify in Congress53 articles · 14 sources

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   15. Jun 9– 10Aware of Injuries Inside, Uvalde Police Waited to Confront Gunman5 articles · 5 sources

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   16. Jun 9Texas investigative committee holds first hearing to search for answers in Uvalde school shooting8 articles · 6 sources

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   17. Jun 9Uvalde Schools Leader Says District Will Hire More Police15 articles · 12 sources

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   18. Jun 10Uvalde School Police Chief Defends Texas Shooting Response47 articles · 18 sources

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   19. Jun 13– 14A legal loophole may block access to Texas shooting records29 articles · 18 sources

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   20. Jun 17Chairman: Voluntary Testimony From Uvalde Police Remains Uncertain12 articles · 7 sources

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   21. Jun 17– 20Deputy: 2 Officers Had Chance to Shoot Uvalde School Gunman19 articles · 10 sources

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   22. Jun 18– 21Texas police commander: Officers could have stopped the gunman in Uvalde school shooting within three minutes18 articles · 7 sources

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   23. Jun 20– 21Texas Official Says Uvalde Classroom Door Could Not Be Locked, Police May Not Have Checked7 articles · 6 sources

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   24. Jun 21Police in Uvalde had rifles earlier than known, report shows41 articles · 29 sources

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   25. Jun 21– 22Top Texas cop: Uvalde police response was ‘abject failure’83 articles · 45 sources

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   26. Jun 22Gun debate missing from Texas hearings on Uvalde shooting14 articles · 9 sources

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   27. Jun 22– 23Uvalde School Police Chief on Leave After Mass Shooting69 articles · 37 sources

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   28. Jun 22Slain Uvalde Teacher's Officer Husband Tried to Save Her But Was Detained, Had Gun Taken Away8 articles · 4 sources

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   29. Jun 23Uvalde victim's sister pleads for gun safety measures20 articles · 13 sources

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   30. Jun 28Uvalde school shooter's grandmother released from the hospital6 articles · 6 sources

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3. July 2022

   1. Jul 2– 3Uvalde CISD police chief Pete Arredondo resigns from Uvalde city council78 articles · 49 sources

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   2. Jul 5– 6Uvalde mayor says he fears a cover-up of investigation into school massacre and calls on Texas Gov. Abbott to intervene10 articles · 9 sources

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   3. Jul 6– 7New report details missed chances to stop Uvalde shooting38 articles · 32 sources

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   4. Jul 8Uvalde mayor: Police didn't get early chance to end massacre14 articles · 13 sources

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   5. Jul 11– 13Newly released video shows inside Uvalde school during shooting23 articles · 13 sources

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   6. Jul 17A fact-focused report on the Uvalde school massacre is expected to be released to the public Sunday11 articles · 7 sources

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   7. Jul 17– 18Report finds evidence of 'systemic failures' in Uvalde school massacre85 articles · 45 sources

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   8. Jul 17– 18Report shows nearly 400 officers waited as Uvalde shooter killed children50 articles · 22 sources

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   9. Jul 18– 19Texas state police launch internal review of Uvalde response50 articles · 23 sources

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   10. Jul 19– 21Uvalde schools look to fire Chief Arredondo after shooting69 articles · 38 sources

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   11. Jul 20Frequent lockdowns may have contributed to Uvalde tragedy25 articles · 19 sources

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   12. Jul 21– 22Touched by Uvalde, Bo Jackson donated to pay for funerals32 articles · 17 sources

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   13. Jul 22– 23Uvalde school board meeting to discuss firing Chief Arredondo canceled20 articles · 15 sources

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   14. Jul 26– 29Uvalde shooting: elementary school principal reinstated after suspension13 articles · 9 sources

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   15. Jul 28CNN Exclusive: Robb Elementary School principal defends actions on day of shooting12 articles · 11 sources

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   16. Jul 30Abbott spent hours at fundraiser after Uvalde shooting5 articles · 5 sources

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   17. Jul 30Uvalde, Texas: Final victim of mass shooting discharged from San Antonio hospital12 articles · 4 sources

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4. August 2022

   1. Aug 4Termination hearing for Uvalde school police chief Pete Arredondo is delayed again7 articles · 6 sources

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   2. Aug 16Uvalde School Board to hold termination hearing for school police chief Pete Arredondo on Aug. 246 articles · 3 sources

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   3. Aug 24– 25Uvalde school board fires police chief after mass shooting90 articles · 53 sources

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   4. Aug 30AP, other news outlets sue Uvalde officials for records10 articles · 10 sources

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5. September 2022

   1. Sep 3Uvalde children grapple with trauma after school massacre32 articles · 16 sources

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   2. Sep 516 Uvalde fourth graders waited an hour with wounded teacher31 articles · 14 sources

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   3. Sep 5– 6Uvalde students go back to school for first time since attack53 articles · 20 sources

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   4. Sep 29– 30Uvalde parents have filed a federal lawsuit against gun manufacturers, the school district and others14 articles · 14 sources

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6. October 2022

   1. Oct 6– 7Uvalde schools fire ex-Texas trooper who was at shooting23 articles · 16 sources

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   2. Oct 7– 8Uvalde school district suspends entire police force after May shooting74 articles · 56 sources

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   3. Oct 7Uvalde CISD suspends the district's police department amid investigation23 articles · 3 sources

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   4. Oct 10– 11Uvalde school chief plans to retire after community outrage36 articles · 27 sources

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   5. Oct 22Texas DPS Fires First Officer Over Uvalde School Shooting Response38 articles · 28 sources

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   6. Oct 27As Texas police leader gives an update today on Uvalde school massacre response, victims' relatives urge his ouster5 articles · 5 sources

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   7. Oct 27– 28Texas state police chief says agency 'did not fail' in Uvalde24 articles · 9 sources

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7. November 2022

   1. Nov 2First on CNN: 10-year-old trapped with the Uvalde school shooter repeatedly called 911 for help. It took officials 40 minutes to act12 articles · 9 sources

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   2. Nov 17– 18Acting Uvalde police chief during school shooting steps down39 articles · 18 sources

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   3. Nov 28Uvalde mom sues police, gunmaker in school massacre24 articles · 15 sources

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   4. Nov 30– Dec 2City of Uvalde sues county DA for access to Robb Elementary shooting investigation material17 articles · 11 sources

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8. December 2022

   1. Dec 1– 3Uvalde shooting victims seek $27B, class action in lawsuit32 articles · 25 sources

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1. May 2023

   1. May 22One year after Uvalde shooting, investigation of police response continues5 articles · 5 sources

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   2. May 22– 241 year after Uvalde, Texas shooting, investigation of police response continues51 articles · 23 sources

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   3. May 24– 25On 1st anniversary of Uvalde, Texas, school shooting, Biden will push for more gun control15 articles · 14 sources

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2. June 2023

   1. Jun 30Judge says DPS must release documents related to Uvalde shooting response16 articles · 10 sources

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3. August 2023

   1. Aug 31Uvalde mayor calls for district attorney's resignation, new lawsuit filed13 articles · 6 sources

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1. January 2024

   1. Jan 16– 18Long-awaited DOJ report on police response during Uvalde school shooting to be released42 articles · 21 sources

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   2. Jan 18– 19Uvalde families renew demands for police to face charges after a scathing Justice Department report - The Daily Reporter70 articles · 38 sources

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   3. Jan 18– 19The police response to the Uvalde shooting was riddled with failures, a new DOJ report says73 articles · 48 sources

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   4. Jan 19– 20Texas prosecutor convenes grand jury to investigate Uvalde shooting, multiple media report36 articles · 17 sources

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   5. Jan 19– 20Uvalde County grand jury to review criminal investigation into Robb school shooting15 articles · 2 sources

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2. March 2024

   1. Mar 7– 8Uvalde parents angered by new report that clears city police of missteps during Texas school attack50 articles · 29 sources

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   2. Mar 7Uvalde City Council to release investigation of the police response to 2022 school massacre - The Daily Reporter9 articles · 8 sources

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   3. Mar 7Response to Uvalde elementary school shooting beset by ‘many failures,' investigator says8 articles · 7 sources

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   4. Mar 12Uvalde police chief Daniel Rodriguez resigns32 articles · 17 sources

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3. April 2024

   1. Apr 2Uvalde Mayor Cody Smith resigns citing medical concerns17 articles · 11 sources

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4. May 2024

   1. May 22– 23Uvalde school shooting victims' families reach $2 million settlement with city49 articles · 31 sources

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   2. May 24– 25Uvalde victim families sue Meta, 'Call of Duty' maker and gun company on shooting's 2nd anniversary49 articles · 26 sources

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5. June 2024

   1. Jun 27– 28Former Uvalde police chief indicted over response to Robb Elementary shooting61 articles · 42 sources

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   2. Jun 28Former Uvalde school district police chief arrested on child endangerment charge15 articles · 8 sources

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6. July 2024

   1. Jul 25Uvalde, Texas, school officer pleads not guilty to charges of failing to protect kids during attack27 articles · 19 sources

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7. August 2024

   1. Aug 10Uvalde gunman's uncle begged to talk him out of shooting, 911 call shows20 articles · 13 sources

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   2. Aug 11‘I don't want to die,' student tells 911 dispatcher from Uvalde school during mass shooting19 articles · 10 sources

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8. September 2024

   1. Sep 12– 13Border Patrol response to Uvalde school shooting marred by breakdowns and poor training, report says15 articles · 9 sources

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9. December 2024

   1. Dec 19Former Uvalde schools police chief loses bid to toss criminal charges related to 2022 shooting15 articles · 13 sources

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1. April 2025

   1. Apr 23Uvalde approves settlement with families of Robb Elementary victims9 articles · 5 sources

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   2. Apr 23City of Uvalde reaches settlement with families of school shooting victims10 articles · 4 sources

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2. July 2025

   1. Jul 19Lawyer argues Call of Duty maker can't be held responsible for actions of Uvalde, Texas, shooter12 articles · 7 sources

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3. August 2025

   1. Aug 11– 12Uvalde school records show teen gunman's spiral before 2022 shooting21 articles · 12 sources

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1. January 2026

   1. Jan 3– 6Former Uvalde officer accused of not protecting students during 2022 shooting goes on trial55 articles · 23 sources

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   2. Jan 20– 22Jury acquits former Uvalde school officer in trial tied to Robb Elementary shooting66 articles · 42 sources

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