Grand jury called to investigate flawed police response to Uvalde shooting

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The criminal negligence, inaction and breach of normal protocols at the Uvalde shooting caused the death of a number of children and teachers. The criminal negligence needs to be investigated and prosecuted.

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https://www.texastribune.org/2024/01/19/uvalde-school-shooting-grand-jury/

A special grand jury first convened Friday in Uvalde will investigate law enforcement’s delayed response to Texas’ deadliest school shooting to determine whether criminal charges can be filed against officers, the Uvalde Leader-News first reported.

Twelve people were selected to serve on the jury in Texas’ 38th Judicial District Court. Jurors will meet around twice a month to hear testimony from witnesses of the May 24, 2022 shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde. The attack killed 19 students and two teachers and injured 17 others.

Uvalde County District Attorney Christina Mitchell will also present her case to the jury, which will make a recommendation to her at the end of their investigation. The DA will then decide whether to pursue criminal charges against some of the nearly 400 law enforcement officers who responded to the scene.

The DA’s office did not respond to a request for comment and has not said who may be facing criminal charges.....

Federal officials did not directly answer whether any officers responding to the shooting should face criminal charges. U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said he would leave that to the local district attorney because the Justice Department only has jurisdiction over federal crimes.

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1. Police could have saved more lives at Robb Elementary. It's criminal that they didn't. The officers at Robb Elementary n

The inaction and criminal negligence of the law enforcement officers responding the Robb Elementary shooting should be investigated and prosecute.

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https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/doj-report-failures-uvalde-police-rcna134344

On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Justice released its comprehensive review of the deadly mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, 2022. Just as those elementary students were looking ahead to their summer break, 19 of them and two teachers were slaughtered. Thursday, more than 19 months later, the DOJ has concluded, in 600 pages of gut-wrenching detail, what many of us already knew. There was a “cascade of failures” before, during and after the tragedy.....

As summarized by NBC News, the DOJ report included disturbing findings that:

Poor coordination, training and execution of active shooter protocol contributed to a failure in law enforcement response.

Police officers were erroneously taught that “an active shooter event can easily morph into a hostage crisis.”

A lack of leadership led to a failure to recognize an active shooter situation and waiting too long to engage the gunman.

At least six separate instances of gunfire, as well as officer injuries and the presence of victims, should have prompted officers to take steps to “immediately stop the killing.”

Some families received incorrect information about whether their loved ones had survived, and others were notified of deaths by personnel not trained to deliver such traumatic news.

.....I don’t need any more information now. I can say with certainty that, if all the facts in the DOJ report are true, then, no, the shooter was not the only criminal there. Gupta said that “ … a lack of action by adults failed to protect children and their teachers.” Those who failed to protect those children and their teachers should be held accountable.

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2. 185 stood together heel and toe to defend the Alamo, holding back 5,000

they died like men, real heroes.
In Uvalde around 400 stood and hid against a scrawny teenager. They will not die then, but they will die like cowards.