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City of Uvalde officials said they had not been served the paperwork as of Friday and did not comment on pending litigation. The Texas Department of Public Safety and the Uvalde Consolidated School District did not respond to requests for comment. In a congressional hearing over the summer, CEO Marty Daniels called the Uvalde shooting and others like it “deeply disturbing” but separated the weapons themselves from the violence, saying America's mass shootings are local problems to be solved locally. Earlier this week, the mother of a child killed in the shooting filed another federal lawsuit against many of the same people and entities. ___Follow AP's coverage of the Uvalde school shooting: https://apnews.com/hub/uvalde-school-shooting https://apnews.com/hub/uvalde-school-shootingCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.

City of Uvalde officials said they had not been served the paperwork as of Friday and did not comment on pending litigation. The Texas Department of Public Safety and the Uvalde Consolidated School District did not respond to requests for comment. In a congressional hearing over the summer, CEO Marty Daniels called the Uvalde shooting and others like it “deeply disturbing” but separated the weapons themselves from the violence, saying America's mass shootings are local problems to be solved locally. Earlier this week, the mother of a child killed in the shooting filed another federal lawsuit against many of the same people and entities. ___Follow AP's coverage of the Uvalde school shooting: https://apnews.com/hub/uvalde-school-shooting https://apnews.com/hub/uvalde-school-shootingCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.

Victims of a Texas elementary school shooting are seeking a $27 billion class action lawsuit against city and state police, the city of Uvalde and other school and law enforcement officials for failing to follow active shooter protocol, according to the lawsuit filed this week.

The $27 billion lawsuit blames law enforcement for failing to stop a gunman from killing 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in May.

Busbee is conducting a criminal investigation into the shooting, which will include examining a report she is awaiting from the Texas Department of Public Safety. “The Uvalde community has waited entirely too long for answers and transparency with regard to the Robb Elementary shooting incident,” Uvalde city officials said in a statement. Busbee has cited the criminal investigation — which she told city officials would be done by November — when asked for additional records, the lawsuit says. Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin has previously lashed out at the response to the shooting by state officers and expressed frustration at the lack of information available regarding one of the worst school shootings in state history. ___Follow AP's full coverage of the Uvalde school shooting: https://apnews.com/hub/uvalde-school-shootingCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.

The city of Uvalde has sued the local prosecutor’s office seeking access to records and other investigative materials on the May shooting at Robb Elementary School that left 19 children and two teachers dead.

A lawsuit filed on behalf of the victims and survivors of the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, is seeking billions of dollars in damages, citing failures by the local police and school district. >> Read more trending newsThe lawsuit, filed in federal court, names the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District, the district’s police department, the Uvalde Police Department, the Texas Department of Public Safety and multiple individuals who are members of the respective agencies as defendants. Attorneys in the lawsuit also claim that even after the surviving children were rescued from Robb Elementary, they were given inadequate care. The lawsuit alleges that students who were injured were taken to a hospital on a regular school bus, without any EMTs or adults with medical training on board. When the bus arrived at the hospital “those children who had been wounded had to limp off the bus without assistance.”The school district did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Bloomberg Law.

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The suit alleges the gun used by the shooter was unfairly marketed by Daniel Defense and claims a local shop negligently transferred the gun to the shooter.

Hours later, Eliahna Torres was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. “My baby never made it out of the school,” she said. One patron later told the FBI he “looked like ... a school shooter,” according to the report from the Texas House of Representatives. It criticized state and federal law enforcement as well as local authorities for failing to follow active shooter training and prioritizing their own safety over the victims' lives. Another parent whose child was wounded in the shooting and two parents whose children were on campus at the time filed the first suit related to the Uvalde shooting in late September.

Hours later, Eliahna Torres was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. “My baby never made it out of the school,” she said. One patron later told the FBI he “looked like ... a school shooter,” according to the report from the Texas House of Representatives. It criticized state and federal law enforcement as well as local authorities for failing to follow active shooter training and prioritizing their own safety over the victims' lives. Another parent whose child was wounded in the shooting and two parents whose children were on campus at the time filed the first suit related to the Uvalde shooting in late September.

The mother of one of 19 children killed in the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, has filed a federal lawsuit against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre.

America is enduring a stretch of gun violence that spiked at the start of the pandemic and has yet to subside.

Lt. Mariano Pargas left the department voluntarily but it was not immediately clear whether he retired or resigned.

UVALDE, Texas — The acting police chief in Uvalde, Texas, on the day that a gunman opened fire and killed 19 students and two teachers at an elementary school in May has resigned, a city spokesperson said Thursday. >> Read more trending newsLt. Mariano Pargas Jr. was serving as chief when the mass shooting occurred at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, WOAI-TV reported. The Uvalde City Council was set to consider firing him during a special meeting scheduled for Saturday, the news organization reported. Pargas is the second police leader in Uvalde to leave law enforcement since the mass shooting. Several investigations into the law enforcement response remain ongoing.

DALLAS — (AP) — The Uvalde officer who was leading the city's police department during the hesitant law enforcement response to an elementary school shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers has stepped down, a city spokeswoman said Thursday. Lt. Mariano Pargas left the department voluntarily but it was not immediately clear whether he retired or resigned, according to city spokeswoman Gina Eisenberg. In the months after the shooting, state officials have focused blame on the school district police chief, Pete Arredondo, saying he made “terrible decisions” as the on-scene commander not to confront the gunman sooner. Seven were put under internal investigation this summer, but McCraw has defended his agency's overall response, saying it “did not fail” Uvalde. ___Read AP’s full coverage of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas: https://apnews.com/hub/uvalde-school-shootingCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.

Josh Gutierrez, who has a background in law enforcement and education, was hired to be the Uvalde school district's interim police chief on Wednesday.

Abbott, 64, strengthened his position as a potential 2024 presidential contender and secured his place as the state's second-longest serving governor. More than 4 in 10 Texas voters rank the economy as the most important issue facing the country, according to AP VoteCast, an expansive survey of almost 3,400 voters. O’Rourke did not say during a relentless yearlong campaign across Texas whether this run for governor would be his last. O'Rourke tried to animate Democratic voters over the Uvalde shooting and Abbott signing an abortion ban that made no exceptions in cases of rape or incest. Parents of some of the Uvalde victims rallied behind O’Rourke and lashed out at Abbott in campaign events and television ads.

Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has won a third term following one of the most expensive races of the 2022 midterm elections.

The review of autopsies and other records is part of a criminal investigation by Texas Rangers into the hesitant police response at Robb Elementary School.

The Texas Department of Public Safety did not immediately return a message seeking comment Thursday. Escott said the the review could take between three and six months and expressed hoped that the results will quickly be made public. Four other physicians who are EMS and trauma specialists, along with other expert advisors, will also help in the review, Escott said. He said the review will look at autopsy reports and medical records from hospitals and paramedics who treated the victims. McCraw told families of the children killed in the shooting that the Texas Department of Public Safety "did not fail" Uvalde during the response amid escalating scrutiny over the department's actions.

Día de los Muertos, honors loved ones who have passed, the holiday resonated in Uvalde, Texas with a deeper degree of tragedy this year after the community lost 19 children and two teachers last May.

After the gunman fired off dozens of rounds, and more than one hour after the massacre started, a 10-year-old called 911 begging for help from officers standing on the other side of the wall.

A series of miscommunications from nearly 400 members of law enforcement led to long wait times for those stuck inside Robb Elementary School, where 19 students and two teachers died.

AUSTIN, Texas — (AP) — Families of some of the 19 children killed in the Uvalde school massacre commemorated the Day of Dead with a rally, procession and a decorated altar outside the Texas Capitol on Tuesday night. Greg Abbott carrying the altar, chose the location to again demand tougher gun laws in Texas following the May shooting at Robb Elementary School. They have been most vocal about raising the age to purchase AR-15-style rifles from 18 to 21. “We are here today celebrating our children's lives,” said Kimberly Rubio, whose daughter Lexi Rubio died in the Uvalde shooting, “but also trying to reach out to parents on a personal, on a mom and dad level. ___For more AP coverage of the Uvalde school shooting: https://apnews.com/hub/uvalde-school-shootingFollow AP's coverage of the elections at: https://apnews.com/hub/2022-midterm-electionsCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.

Families of some of the 19 children killed in the Uvalde school massacre commemorated the Day of Dead with a rally, procession and decorated altar outside the Texas Capitol on Tuesday night.

The deadliest classroom shooting in Texas history has cast a long shadow in the midterm elections, intensifying Republican Gov. On Thursday, a Republican congressman joined calls for Texas' state police chief to resign, reflecting continued anger five months after the massacre. But with more than 1 million votes already cast in Texas, Uvalde families who have been most outspoken since the May 24 attack are facing an uphill climb for bigger shakeups on Election Day, including a change in governor. Abbott, who has waved off calls to tighten Texas gun laws since the shooting, has never trailed in polls. ___For more AP coverage of the Uvalde school shooting: https://apnews.com/hub/uvalde-school-shootingCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.

The Uvalde school massacre has cast a long shadow in the midterm elections in Texas, intensifying Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s campaign against Democrat Beto O’Rourke and driving a blitz of television ads.

He previously said he would step down if any of his officers had any culpability in the botched response to the massacre.

Texas Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales, who represents Uvalde, called on the state's Department of Public Safety Director Steven McCraw to resign on Thursday.

AUSTIN, Texas — (AP) — Texas' state police chief said Thursday that his department "did not fail" Uvalde during the hesitant law enforcement response to the Robb Elementary School shooting, as a Republican congressman joined angry parents of some of the 19 children killed in the May attack in calling for him to resign. The meeting Thursday at Texas state police headquarters was the first public update on Uvalde in weeks, although little new information was revealed. McCraw and Uvalde families addressed the state's four-member public safety commission, which oversees Texas state police. There were 91 state troopers on the scene, including some that body camera later revealed were among the first officers to arrive. McCraw insisted his department “did not fail the community," drawing condemnation from the assembled Uvalde families.

AUSTIN, Texas — (AP) — A criminal investigation looking into the hesitant police response to the Uvalde school massacre that killed 19 children and two teachers will be finished by the end of the year, Texas' state police chief said Thursday. Col. Steve McCraw, the head of the Texas Department of Public Safety, said at a public meeting in Austin that the Texas Rangers' findings would be turned over to prosecutors "within two months." He also defended the Texas state police troopers in the face of widening scrutiny. There were 91 state troopers at the scene. McCraw's appearance before the state Public Safety Commission provided the first update of the Uvalde investigation in weeks, although little new information was revealed.

Texas' state police chief says his department did not fail Uvalde during the hesitant law enforcement response to the Robb Elementary School shooting.

Gun control is one of the major issues voters will consider before they go to the ballot box to vote in the upcoming 2022 midterm elections.

The trajectory of a tragedy more than five months later could mean a shift in the political landscape in Uvalde, Texas.

Uvalde school worker Emilia "Amy" Marin told ABC News that the changing stories about the deadly mass shooting left her distraught.

The officer becomes the first member of the state police force to lose their job in the fallout over the hesitant response to the May school attack that killed 19 children and two teachers.

AUSTIN, Texas — (AP) — The Texas Department of Public Safety fired an officer Friday who was at the scene of the Uvalde school massacre and becomes the first member of the state police force to lose their job in the fallout over the hesitant response to the May attack. Nearly 400 officers in all eventually made their way to the scene, including state police, Uvalde police, school officers and U.S. Border Patrol agents. But the Uvalde mayor, parents of the victims and some lawmakers have accused the Department of Public Safety of trying to minimize its own failures. One of the state troopers put under internal investigation was Crimson Elizondo, who resigned and later was hired by Uvalde schools to work as a campus police officer. ___More on the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas:Copyright 2022 The Associated Press.

AUSTIN, Texas — (AP) — The Texas Department of Public Safety has fired an officer who was at the scene of the Uvalde school massacre and becomes the first member of the state police force to lose their job in the fallout over the hesitant response to the May attack. State troopers were among the first wave of officers to arrive but did not immediately confront the gunman, which experts say goes against standard police procedure during mass shootings. Nearly 400 officers in all eventually made their way to the scene, including state police, Uvalde police, school officers and U.S. Border Patrol agents. One of the DPS troopers put under internal investigation was Crimson Elizondo, who resigned and later was hired by Uvalde schools to work as a campus police officer. ___More on the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas:Copyright 2022 The Associated Press.

The Texas Department of Public Safety fired an officer Friday who was at the scene of the Uvalde school massacre in May.

As Texas prepares to hand out DNA kits to schoolchildren to bring home to parents, other concerned caregivers are weighing in on the issue of DNA kits for kids — and what it says about society.

2158 that required the Texas Education Agency to “provide identification kits to school districts and open-enrollment charter schools for distribution to the parent or legal custodian of certain students,” the “Today” show reported. My hope is that these kits provide peace of mind to parents.”While schools are required to distribute the kits, parents and caregivers do not have to use them, the Houston Chronicle reported. But the timing of the identification kits is an issue for some parents and teachers, opening wounds of the not-so-distant past. Kelly Collins, a parent with a child in the Houston Independent School District said prevention is needed to stop school shootings. Trump added that while the Uvalde shooting needed DNA for the identification of victims, that isn’t needed in most school shootings.

While the DNA kits are designed for any emergencies, swabs were used to identify victims of the Uvalde, Tex., shooting that killed 19 students and two teachers.

Months after a deadly school shooting that left 19 fourth graders and two teachers dead on May 24, the superintendent of the Uvalde school district says he will resign by the end of the academic year. He started his career in the Uvalde school district in 1992 as a special education teacher, before being promoted to various positions including the high school principal and deputy superintendent. The Uvalde school district had also recently hired, and then fired, former Texas Department of Public Safety trooper Crimson Elizondo. Elizondo went inside for a few moments, but then went back outside, at one point offering to get another officer supplies. Expand Autoplay Image 1 of 25 Texas School Shooting The Archbishop of San Antonio, Gustavo Garcia-Siller, comforts families outside of the Civic Center following a deadly school shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas Tuesday, May 24, 2022.

The Uvalde school board voted unanimously Monday evening to begin the search for Harrell’s successor. The Uvalde school board did not respond to requests for a copy of Harrell's statement. The superintendent's announcement comes a week after school district officials suspended the entire school police force. In July, the Uvalde school board called a special meeting to hear from parents. ___For more AP coverage of the Uvalde school shooting: https://apnews.com/hub/uvalde-school-shootingCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.

Uvalde’s school district superintendent has announced he plans to resign by the end of the academic year.

After a horrific shooting, a morning ritual takes on new meaning.

Gregg Popovich and the San Antonio Spurs took their practice on the road this weekend. Stronger Together 🖤🤝It was an honor to spend the day in Uvalde sharing joy with community members and families. pic.twitter.com/r2e6MEC8vu — San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) October 8, 2022"It's extremely sad," Spurs guard Tre Jones said, via The Associated Press . In May, 19 students and two teachers were killed at Robb Elementary there, which made it the deadliest school shooting in the United States since 2012. Plenty in the sports world have reached out to try and help the Uvalde community in the months since the shooting.

That was reaffirmed to the San Antonio Spurs when the team held an open practice and community fair in Uvalde, Texas. It was 137 days ago that the small town, 88 miles southwest of downtown San Antonio, was the sight of an elementary school shooting. “It’s extremely sad,” San Antonio guard Tre Jones said. And just as hundreds of fans have done for more than a decade, Flores’ daughter was beaming in delight as she posed with Ginobili. “It’s big for me to be able to come out here and see the kids smile,” San Antonio forward Keldon Johnson said.

The smallest gesture can have a huge impact.

UVALDE, Texas — Officials with the Uvalde school district on Friday announced they were suspending the district’s entire police department and getting help from state troopers amid continued outrage over the May shooting that claimed the lives of 21 people, including 19 students, at Robb Elementary School, according to multiple reports. >> Read more trending newsTwo members of the police department were placed on administrative leave, one of whom chose instead to retire, The Associated Press reported, citing a statement from the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District. Crimson Elizondo was one of the first law enforcement officers to respond to the shooting at Robb Elementary School, according to CNN. “I promise you that.”News of Elizondo’s hiring sparked new criticism from parents affected by the Robb Elementary School shooting, including those who lost children in the attack, the Austin American-Statesman reported. On Thursday, school district officials confirmed that Elizondo had been fired.

The Texas school district said it's suspending its police department, citing "recent developments." An investigation is looking into the police response to the Robb Elementary shooting in May.

Uvalde’s school district has suspended its police force, which has faced escalating criticism over its response to the deadly shooting that killed 19 students and two teachers in May.

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 released by the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District. The Uvalde school district had five campus police officers on the scene of the shooting, according to a damning report from Texas lawmakers that laid out multiple breakdowns in the response. A total of nearly 400 officers responded, including school district police, the city’s police, county sheriff’s deputies, state police and U.S. Border Patrol agents, among others. The fallout Friday is the first in Uvalde's school police force since the district fired former police Chief Pete Arredondo in August. The district said it would ask the Texas Department of Public Safety, which had already assigned dozens of troopers to the district for the school year, for additional help.

Administrators announced Friday that they have suspended “all activities of the Uvalde CISD Police Department for a period of time” amid criticism of their response to the May 24 massacre at Robb Elementary School.

Uvalde school leaders have pulled its embattled campus police force off the job four months after the Robb Elementary School shooting.

The school district's police department has faced heavy criticism since the mass shooting that killed 19 students and two teachers.

School leaders also put two members of the district police department on administrative leave.

The Uvalde school district fired a recently hired police officer who is under investigation by the Texas DPS for her response to the Robb Elementary School shooting.

UVALDE, Texas — (AP) — Following new outrage by Uvalde parents, school officials Thursday abruptly fired a former Texas state trooper who was on scene of the Robb Elementary School massacre and then hired by the school district after the shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers. I promise you that.”Elizondo, whose profile was on the Uvalde school district's website Thursday morning, had been removed by the afternoon. The statement did not address whether Uvalde school officials knew Elizondo was on the scene of the attack or her involvement. Hours before the firing, families had gathered outside the Uvalde Independent School District’s administrative office to protest the hiring. ___For more AP coverage of the Uvalde school shooting: https://apnews.com/hub/uvalde-school-shootingCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.

Uvalde school officials have abruptly fired a former Texas state trooper who was on scene of the Robb Elementary School massacre in May and then hired by the school district.

The gun industry has broad legal immunity from the fallout of mass shootings. Experts say plaintiffs in new lawsuits face an uphill battle.

"I'm absolutely appalled," one parent who lost a child in the Robb Elementary School shooting told CNN's Anderson Cooper.

The stakes are high for Democrat Beto O’Rourke on Friday night in his only debate against Republican Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas.

Armoured One builds special glass to slow down an attacker and provide more time for students and teachers to get to safety.

The San Antonio Spurs are planning a trip to Uvalde, Texas next month.

The Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training Center has seen an increase in training requests from law enforcement agencies, following the Robb Elementary School massacre.

The Houston Texans used their opener to honor and remember the victims of the Uvalde Elementary school shooting.

Tears were shed, hugs were shared and resolve was at an all-time high in the communities of Uvalde, Texas and Oxford, Michigan.

Uvalde police said two people are hospitalized in San Antonio after being shot at Uvalde Memorial Park Thursday evening, according to KSAT.

The survivors who were able to walk out of Sandy Hook Elementary school nearly a decade ago want to share a message of hope with the children of Uvalde, Texas: You will learn how to live with your trauma, pain and grief.

In the aftermath of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, governors around the country vowed to take steps to ensure their students would be kept safe.

Students in Uvalde are going back to school for the first time since a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers in a classroom attack that shocked the country.

When Elsa Avila looks at the scar that runs down her torso, she can't help but remember May 24, when a gunman stormed her fourth grade wing at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, killing 19 children and two teachers and leaving her and others wounded.

The Houston Texans will host the Uvalde high school football team and wear “Uvalde Strong” decals on their helmets when they open the season Sept. 11 against Indianapolis.

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is pushing back on calls by Uvalde families for new gun control measures in Texas in wake of the Robb Elementary School massacre.

The Associated Press and other news organizations are suing officials in Uvalde, Texas, after months of refusal to publicly release records related to the May massacre at Robb Elementary School.

The Uvalde school district’s embattled police chief has been fired following allegations that he made several critical mistakes during a mass shooting that left 19 students and two teachers dead.

With nearly 70,000 children heading back to school in Volusia County on Monday, district officials and Volusia County law enforcement assured parents that officers won't hesitate to enter school buildings in the event of an active shooter.

A U.S. House investigation has found that gun manufacturers have taken in more than $1 billion from selling AR-15-style guns over the past decade.

In the aftermath of the massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, families of victims and many residents are navigating mixed emotions as they channel their grief and fury into demands for change.

Uvalde school officials are pushing back a decision on the future of embattled district Police Chief Pete Arredondo.

Former sports superstar Bo Jackson helped pay for the funerals of the 19 children and two teachers who were killed in the Uvalde school massacre in May.

The mass shooting that left 21 people dead inside Robb Elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, has parents there and across the nation demanding safer schools.

Uvalde’s top school official has recommended the firing of the school district police chief who has been blamed for the botched law enforcement response to the elementary school shooting nearly two months ago that killed two teachers and 19 students.

Nearly two months after a deadly shooting a Texas elementary school, a Texas House of Representatives committee report found that nearly 400 officers from local, state and federal agencies responded to the 77-minute rampage in which 19 kids and two teachers died.

A total of 376 officers converged on Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas — more than the entire police force in a mid-size American city like Fort Lauderdale, Florida or Tempe, Arizona.

The Texas House report into the May 24 Robb Elementary School shooting charts a massive but uncoordinated and chaotic response from law enforcement.

The Texas Department of Public Safety has launched an internal review over the slow response to the Uvalde school massacre.

A report says nearly 400 law enforcement officials rushed to a mass shooting that left 21 people dead at a Uvalde elementary school.

Two news outlets’ decision to release an excruciating 77-minute video this week showing police inaction during the Robb Elementary School mass shooting drew a harsh response from residents of Uvalde, Texas, even though they have sought this type of transparency for weeks.

At least $14 million has been raised through multiple sources for the victims and survivors of the May 24 mass shooting at a Texas elementary school.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says it's “shocking” that newly leaked video of the Uvalde school massacre doesn't match what he had first described to the public as a swift and brave confrontation.

Newly released video of a hallway outside classrooms at a Texas elementary school where a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers is renewing questions about police accountability.

On May 24, a gunman fatally shot 19 children and two teachers in two adjoining classrooms at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.

Surveillance footage captured the gunman in the Uvalde school shooting enter the building with an AR-15 style rifle and later shows officers in body armor milling in the hallway outside the fourth-grade classrooms where 19 children and two teachers were killed.

The mayor of Uvalde is disputing a new report alleging missed chances to quickly end a massacre at a Texas elementary school.

A new report on the Uvalde elementary school massacre in Texas says a police officer had a chance to open fire on the gunman but missed it while waiting for permission to shoot.

The Uvalde school district’s police chief has stepped down from his position in the City Council just weeks after being sworn in following allegations that he erred in his response to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School that left 19 students and two teachers dead.

The last victim of the mass school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, is being laid to rest.