Zach Despart, The Texas Tribune The 18-year-old who massacred 19 students and two teachers in Uvalde on May 24 had no experience with firearms before his rampage began. He targeted an elementary school with an active shooter policy that had been deemed adequate but also had a long history of …
Read More »Robb Elementary School In Uvalde Will Be Demolished, Mayor Says
Robb Elementary School, the site of the deadliest school shooting in Texas history, will be demolished. During a city council meeting Tuesday, Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin said it was his understanding that the elementary school would be demolished after speaking with the district superintendent. “We could never ask a child …
Read More »“If there’s kids in there, we need to go in”: Officers in Uvalde Were Ready With Guns, Shields And Tools — But Not Clear Orders
By Terri Langford, The Texas Tribune The officers in the hallway of Robb Elementary wanted to get inside classrooms 111 and 112 — immediately. One officer’s daughter was inside. Another officer had gotten a call from his wife, a teacher, who told him she was bleeding to death. Two closed …
Read More »Five Injured Victims Remain Hospitalized One Week After Uvalde School Shooting
By Kate McGee, The Texas Tribune Five of the 17 children and adults injured in last week’s mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde are still being treated in hospitals across San Antonio more than a week after the massacre. As of Wednesday morning, a spokesperson at University Hospital …
Read More »19 Children, 2 Adults Dead In Texas Elementary School Shooting
By Sneha Dey, The Texas Tribune May 24, 2022 Nineteen children and two adults were killed in a shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde County on Tuesday, making the massacre the deadliest school shooting in Texas’ history. [“We are in mourning”: As parents awaited news, Uvalde residents processed their …
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