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.
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Texas official rebukes Uvalde police response
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Texas police official blasts Uvalde response
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New details emerge about Uvalde massacre
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Uvalde gunman could have been stopped within 3 minutes, top official says
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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
Sen. Roland Gutierrez claims Texas Department of Public Safety troopers waited in the hallway outside of classrooms as the gunman opened fire, a claim a DPS spokesperson denies. Brian Chasnoff broke the story for the San Antonio Express-News and joined CBS News Mornings with the latest.
Michigan senator on bipartisan gun reforms
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20 senators announce deal on federal gun laws
A busy week on Capitol Hill is expected. On Sunday, a bipartisan group of 20 senators announced an outline of a deal on reforming the nation's gun laws in the wake of the shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas. And the House Jan. 6 committee is planning several more public hearings this week. Caitlin Huey-Burns reports.
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