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Uvalde officials are using a legal loophole to block the release of shooting records

10:14am June 18, 2022

by Emma Bowman

After 19 children were killed at a Texas elementary, law enforcement officials have given little information. They're now using the "dead suspect loophole" to prevent the public release of records.

Camila Alves McConaughey holds green Converse sneakers. Uvalde, Texas, school shooting victim Maite Rodriguez, who died at age 10, was wearing green Converse shoes when she died.

The story of a Uvalde victim's green shoes captures the White House's attention

9:41pm June 07, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

Maite Rodriguez, a lover of animals and the environment, dreamed of being a marine biologist. She was killed during the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.

Guests arrive at the joint funeral service for Irma Garcia and her husband, Joe Garcia, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Uvalde, Texas, on Wednesday. Schoolteacher Irma Garcia died in the May 24 school shooting in Uvalde, and her husband died two days l

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The tragic history of police responding too late to active shooters

5:00am June 06, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

In similar tragedies over the years, police encountered similar problems during the shootings at Columbine High School in 1999 and at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018.

President Biden and first lady Jill Biden drive past a memorial site in the town square of Uvalde set up for those killed in the school mass shooting, on their way to Robb Elementary School on Sunday in Uvalde, Texas.

How we pronounce Uvalde says a lot about the power of language in mixed communities

10:51am June 03, 2022

by Isabella Gomez Sarmiento

The name of the town comes from a misspelled Spanish name. The way people say it traces a long history of racializing Latinos in the U.S.

Cardinal Blase Cupich stands outside of the Archdiocese of Chicago Pastoral Center on Wednesday. Cupich has served as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago since 2014.

Chicago archbishop adds his voice to the calls for gun safety legislation

10:15am June 03, 2022

While some cardinals have sidestepped political discussions, Cupich spoke out against gun violence on Twitter hours after the shooting at Robb Elementary School.

Amerie Jo Garza's name is displayed before the game between the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies at Citi Field on May 27, 2022 in the Queens borough of New York City.

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Girl Scouts posthumously honor a 10-year-old Uvalde victim for heroism

8:34am June 01, 2022

by Ayana Archie

The honor was presented to Amerie Jo Garza's family. The organization additionally gave a presentation of colors at Amerie's funeral Tuesday, it said.

A campaign sign for Pete Arredondo, the chief of police for the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District, is seen in Uvalde, Texas on Monday.

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Uvalde locals grapple with the school police chief's role

8:07pm May 31, 2022

by The Associated Press

Uvalde residents struggle to reconcile what they know of the well-liked lawman, Pete Arredondo.

A floral arrangement honors a victim of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.

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Neighboring florists step in to help provide flowers for Uvalde funerals

5:00am May 31, 2022

by Karen Zamora

A local florist says she's putting aside sunflowers for one of the victims, the daughter of one of her high school classmates. "Their baby's favorite was sunflowers," Kelly Baker said.

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A memorial for Irma Garcia, a fourth-grade teacher killed in last week's school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Her husband, Joe, died of a heart attack two days later.

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More than $2.7 million has been raised for the children of a Uvalde teacher

4:43pm May 30, 2022

by Becky Sullivan

Irma Garcia was one of two teachers killed at Robb Elementary last week. Then, two days later, her husband of 24 years died of a heart attack, leaving their four children without parents.

Celeste Ibarra and her daughter, Aubriella Melchor, who survived the mass shooting on Tuesday, prayed with members of the Journey Riders, Sons of God Motorcycle Club, including Adam Torres (far left) at Murphy USA gas station in Uvalde, Texas.

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Uvalde shooting survivors seek comfort anywhere, including in the arms of bikers

2:22pm May 29, 2022

by Vanessa Romo

Nine-year-old Aubriella Melchor said she narrowly escaped the slaughter because she'd been in the bathroom. At a gas station, Christian bikers joined the girl and her mother to pray.