Jul 13 A timeline of the Texas elementary school shooting By Jamie Stengle, Jake Bleiberg, Sean Murphy, Associated Press Over an hour passed from the time officers followed the 18-year-old gunman into the school and when they finally entered the fourth-grade classroom where he was holed up and killed him. Continue reading
Jul 12 Watch 5:39 New video shows inaction by Uvalde officers during school shooting It’s been seven weeks since a gunman opened fire inside Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, killing 19 children and 2 teachers. Deep questions remain on why officers waited over an hour to confront the gunman. But new surveillance footage out… Continue watching
Jul 11 Watch 15:15 Calls to release more graphic images of deadly attacks meet opposition The new bipartisan gun safety law that President Biden hailed at a White House ceremony Monday is the first significant gun legislation enacted in decades. A strong debate is also emerging over the role journalism might play. Ed Wasserman of… Continue watching
Jun 24 Congress sends landmark gun violence legislation to Biden By Alan Fram, Associated Press The bill that passed the House on Friday is a measured compromise that at once illustrates progress on the long-intractable issue and the deep-seated partisan divide that persists. Continue reading
Jun 24 WATCH: House sends gun violence legislation to Biden By Alan Fram, Associated Press The House sent President Joe Biden the most wide-ranging gun violence bill Congress has passed in decades on Friday, a measured compromise that at once illustrates progress on the long-intractable issue and the deep-seated partisan divide that persists. Continue reading
Jun 22 Uvalde school police chief on leave amid criticism of school shooting response By Jake Bleiberg, Associated Press The Uvalde school district’s police chief was put on leave Wednesday following allegations that he erred in his response to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School that left 19 students and two teachers dead. Continue reading
Jun 22 Texas hearings on Uvalde shooting don’t address gun reform By Jim Vertuno, Jake Bleiberg, Associated Press The first public hearings in Texas looking into the Uvalde school massacre have centered on law enforcement blunders, school building safety and mental health. But there's been only brief mentions about the shooter's AR-15-style semi-automatic rifle and gun reform. Continue reading
Jun 21 Watch 6:19 Top Texas law enforcement official castigates Uvalde police response to school shooting Texas' top state law enforcement official on Tuesday called the police response to the Uvalde school massacre an "abject failure." Testifying at a state Senate hearing, Col. Steve McCraw said police could have stopped the gunman within 3 minutes, but… Continue watching
Jun 21 Head of Texas Department of Public Safety says Uvalde police response was an ‘abject failure’ By Jim Vertuno, Jake Bleiberg, Associated Press The head of the Texas Department of Public Safety says three minutes after a gunman entered a school where he slaughtered 19 elementary students and two teachers there was sufficient armed law enforcement on scene to stop the gunman. Continue reading
Jun 21 WATCH: Head of Texas police says Uvalde officers could’ve ended shooting early By Jim Vertuno, Jake Bleiberg, Associated Press The head of the Texas Department of Public Safety says three minutes after a gunman entered a school where he slaughtered 19 elementary students and two teachers there was sufficient armed law enforcement on scene to stop the gunman. Continue reading