Officer missed opportunity to shoot Uvalde gunman while waiting for permission, report says
The report also found that some of the 21 victims, which included 19 children, likely "could have been saved" had they received medical attention sooner.
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Uvalde police chief resigns from city council
The Uvalde, Texas, school police chief, under heavy criticism for the slow response to the deadly school shooting in May, has resigned from the city council.
Uvalde school police chief Pete Arredondo resigning from city council
Arredondo, the police chief for the Uvalde school district, will resign from his position on the city council.
Last Uvalde shooting victim laid to rest
The last funeral was held for the victims of the shooting at Robb Elementary. Uziyah Garcia, 10, was laid to rest in San Angelo, Texas.
Last Texas school shooting victim laid to rest
Uziyah Garcia's funeral was held Saturday at the Immanuel Baptist Church in San Angelo, where he lived before moving last year to Uvalde, Texas.
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Uvalde school district police chief placed on administrative leave
Pete Arredondo, the Uvalde school district police chief, was placed on administrative leave, effective immediately.
Harsh testimony criticizing Uvalde response
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Texas DPS pans "abject failure" in Uvalde
The director of Texas' Department of Public Safety is now calling the police response to last month's school shooting in Uvalde "an abject failure." In testimony to the state senate Tuesday, Director Steven McCraw squarely blamed Pete Arredondo—the Uvalde CISD police chief and said the shooting could've been stopped in just minutes. Omar Villafranca reports.
Texas official rebukes Uvalde police response
The head of the Texas state police said Tuesday that officers should have been able to stop the gunman who killed 19 students and two teachers in Uvalde within three minutes of arriving at Robb Elementary School, calling law enforcement's response to the massacre an "abject failure." CBS News' Trinity Chavez discussed community backlash against the school district's police chief on "CBS News Mornings".
Texas police official blasts Uvalde response
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New details emerge about Uvalde massacre
People in Uvalde, Texas, are voicing outrage after the head of the state police testified that officers could have stopped the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in just minutes. CBS News' Omar Villafranca shared how community members are responding to the new information on "CBS News Mornings".
Uvalde gunman could have been stopped within 3 minutes, top official says
Delays in the law enforcement response have been the focus of federal, state and local investigations of the mass shooting.
Police head calls Uvalde response an "abject failure"
The head of the Texas Department of Public Safety blasted law enforcement's response to the Uvalde school shooting, saying the attack could have been stopped within three minutes. Omar Villafranca reports.
"Who was protecting my mom?" Families call for the firing of Uvalde school district police chief
Several family members of victims made emotional pleas during a school board meeting on Monday to fire Uvalde school district police chief Pete Arredondo.
Uvalde families speak out at district meeting
A new report reveals the extent of alleged inaction by law enforcement during the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. The Austin American-Statesman published this photo of armed police in the hallway — nearly an hour before they stopped the gunman. It's been nearly a month since he opened fire, killing 19 young children and two teachers. Last night, several victims' families called for police accountability during a district school board meeting. Omar Villafranca reports.
More reports cast doubt on police response to Uvalde shooting
Among them: a newspaper saying several officers with heavy firepower were at the school within 19 minutes but waited in a hallway almost an hour. Separately, victims' families called for the firing of the schools' police chief.
2 officers passed up chance to shoot Uvalde gunman, deputy says
The officers said they feared hitting children playing in the line of fire outside the school, Chief Deputy Ricardo Rios told The New York Times.
Texas senator presses police about Uvalde
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Michigan senator on bipartisan gun reforms
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20 senators announce deal on federal gun laws
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