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Nearly two years after the Uvalde massacre, here’s who has been reprimanded and where investigations stand

As a grand jury considers whether any law enforcement officers are criminally charged for their inaction during the Robb Elementary shooting, some families say they feel they’ve been let down and betrayed by elected officials.

The Texas Tribune

Uvalde report clears local officers

Families were infuriated by praise for local law enforcement in a report on the Robb Elementary School shooting

Salon

‘May Their Memory Be a Blessing’: Hundreds Gather for Uvalde Anniversary Vigil

A year later, law enforcement has faced nothing approaching systemic accountability for failures at Robb Elementary.

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Uvalde police chief who delayed during school shooting steps down

Mariano Pargas, who came under scrutiny over his response to deadly Texas shooting, resigns amid calls he step down.

Al Jazeera

Acting Uvalde police chief during Robb Elementary shooting resigns

Lt. Mariano Pargas was one of the nearly 400 law enforcement officers who responded to the shooting at Robb Elementary on May 24.

The Texas Tribune

Acting Uvalde police chief during school shooting steps down

The Uvalde officer who was leading the city’s police department during the hesitant law enforcement response to the elementary school shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers has stepped down

The Independent UK

Uvalde acting chief delayed after learning children were alive

Call between the Uvalde acting police chief and dispatcher underscores delay in response to US school shooting.

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Report: Uvalde police chief told kids were alive in school

A police commander at the scene of the Uvalde massacre was informed that children were alive in a classroom with the gunman more than 30 minutes before officers breached the room

The Independent UK

“We’re not done”: Uvalde residents say the fight for accountability won’t stop with Pete Arredondo’s firing

Some parents and community members are calling for more school district employees to be fired and for the state to raise the minimum age for buying an assault rifle.

The Texas Tribune

Broken trust still felt in Uvalde as school year approaches

The firing of Uvalde's embattled school police chief hasn't satisfied or reassured many Uvalde residents as a new school year approaches

The Independent UK

Uvalde school board to consider firing district police chief

Uvalde’s embattled district police chief is set to face becoming the first officer to lose his job over the slow and bungled law enforcement response to one of the deadliest classroom shootings in U.S. history

The Independent UK

Uvalde council will investigate every city police officer at scene of massacre as families call for firings

Victims’ families, community members and officials continue to demand answers around the botched law enforcement response to the 24 May massacre

The Independent UK

Uvalde bodycam video shows police chief repeatedly trying to negotiate with gunman as he continued shooting

Bodycam footage reveals a chaotic scene where almost 400 law enforcement officers from multiple agencies failed to stop the gunman for more than 77 minutes

The Independent UK

Uvalde body camera video shows some police knew they needed to act quickly

However nearly 400 officers waited 73 minutes before breaching the classroom as newly released footage shows chaotic scene

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The Independent UK

Damning report, new footage show chaos of Uvalde response

A damning report and hours of body camera footage laid bare the chaotic response to a mass shooting at a Uvalde elementary school

The Independent UK

Uvalde police chief placed on leave after damning shooting report finds 400 officers stalled for 77 minutes

Report leads to outpouring of reactions, with many seeking reform and accountability

Evening Standard

Uvalde school shooting: Nearly 400 were on scene before gunman was killed, report finds

The gunman fired approximately 142 rounds inside the building, and it is ‘almost certain’ that 100 shots came before any officer entered, the report stated

Axios

Acting Uvalde police chief during mass shooting placed on leave in wake of new report

The report found "systemic failures" by authorities during the shooting.

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The Texas Tribune

Uvalde police lieutenant placed on leave after report faults several agencies’ school shooting response

Lt. Mariano Pargas was the acting city police chief the day of the shooting. Mayor Don McLaughlin said the city is investigating Pargas’ role in the delayed confrontation of the shooter.

The Guardian - US

Report on Uvalde school shooting finds ‘systemic failures’ by law enforcement

Nearly 400 officers from myriad agencies went to the school, but were stymied by a lack of coordination, report details

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