Politics Aug 22 WATCH: Gun control advocates share their stories at 2024 Democratic National Convention By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press
Nation May 24 Watch 7:26 Uvalde struggles with trauma, unanswered questions a year after school shooting One year ago, a gunman entered Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, and killed 21 people, including 19 children. Those families are still mourning their loss and survivors are living with trauma. Amna Nawaz spoke with Javier Cazares, whose nine-year-old… By Amna Nawaz, Mike Fritz, Lena I. Jackson, Layla Quran, Shoshana Dubnow
Nation Dec 14 On 10th anniversary of Sandy Hook, Biden says U.S. has moral obligation to prevent another shooting tragedy President Joe Biden says the U.S. "should have societal guilt" for the slow pace of action on restricting access to firearms as he marked the 10th anniversary of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. By Zeke Miller, Associated Press
Nation Oct 27 Texas police say Uvalde officers probe to be over by year-end Texas' state police chief says a criminal investigation into the hesitant police response to the Uvalde school massacre that killed 19 children and two teachers will be finished by the end of the year. By Acacia Coronado, Paul J. Weber, Associated Press
Nation Jul 18 Watch 2:55 Gun violence in America shows no sign of slowing after new spate of mass shootings From Indiana to Texas to Florida and many other places, communities, families and individuals are coping today with the aftermath of violence that remains all too routine amid the continuing epidemic of shootings and gun-related deaths in America. Amna Nawaz… By Amna Nawaz, Lizz Bolaji
May 31 Texas police say Uvalde teacher closed door before attack but it didn’t lock By Jim Vertuno, Associated Press State police say the Robb Elementary School teacher who propped open an exterior door that a gunman used to get inside and kill 19 students and two teachers had closed the door but it did not lock. Continue reading
May 31 In Uvalde, anger and confusion over school district police chief’s delay in breeching classroom By Adriana Gomez Licon, Jamie Stengle, Associated Press The blame for an excruciating delay in killing the gunman at a Texas elementary school — even as parents outside begged police to rush in and panicked children called 911 from inside — has been placed with the school district's… Continue reading
May 29 Justice Department to review police response to Texas school shooting By Zeke Miller, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The review comes amid mounting pressure and questions about the shifting and at times contradictory information of what happened in the shooting last Tuesday at Robb Elementary School and how police responded. Continue reading
May 29 WATCH: Biden, first lady visit memorial at Uvalde elementary school By Zeke Miller, Elliot Spagat, Associated Press President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden offered comfort Sunday to a city gripped by grief and anger as they paid respects at a memorial to 19 students and two teachers slain during a mass shooting at a Texas… Continue reading
May 28 Uvalde shooting investigation focuses on police response By Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press The actions — or more notably, the inaction — of a school district police chief and other law enforcement officers moved swiftly to the center of the investigation into this week’s shocking school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, The delay in… Continue reading