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Texas leader says Uvalde police response an ‘abject failure’
Read full article: Texas leader says Uvalde police response an ‘abject failure’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.
Report: Police in Uvalde had rifles earlier than known
Read full article: Report: Police in Uvalde had rifles earlier than knownDocuments examined by the Austin American-Statesman and KVUE-TV show armed police officers stood in a Uvalde elementary school hallway with at least one ballistic shield within 19 minutes of a gunman arriving at the school, where he killed 21 people, 19 of them children.
Senator: Chief had no radio during Uvalde school shooting
Read full article: Senator: Chief had no radio during Uvalde school shootingA Texas state senator says the state agency investigating the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde has determined that the commander facing criticism for the slow police response was not carrying a radio as the massacre unfolded.
Uvalde school police chief says he’s still cooperating
Read full article: Uvalde school police chief says he’s still cooperatingThe school district police chief who served as on-site commander during last week’s deadly shooting in Uvalde, Texas, says he’s talking daily with investigators, contradicting claims from state law enforcement that he has stopped cooperating.
Texas police: School door shut but didn't lock before attack
Read full article: Texas police: School door shut but didn't lock before attackInvestigators are trying to determine why an exterior door at Robb Elementary School did not lock when it was closed before a gunman used it to get inside and kill 19 students and two teachers.
Empty spaces, broken hearts in a Texas town gutted by loss
Read full article: Empty spaces, broken hearts in a Texas town gutted by lossIn a town as small as Uvalde, Texas, even those who didn’t lose their own child lost someone — their best friend, the little boy down the road who dribbled his basketball in the driveway, the kid who stood on the curb, backpack in hand, waiting for the bus.
The names: 19 children, 2 teachers killed in Uvalde school
Read full article: The names: 19 children, 2 teachers killed in Uvalde schoolThey’re the 21 people who were killed Tuesday when an 18-year-old gunman barricaded himself in a fourth-grade classroom at Robb Elementary School in the southwestern Texas town of Uvalde.
Former school resource officer says job has changed: ‘You’re literally looking out for ... a shooter’
Read full article: Former school resource officer says job has changed: ‘You’re literally looking out for ... a shooter’News4JAX on Friday spoke with a former school resource officer in Northeast Florida following the deadly mass shooting this week at an elementary school in Texas.
10-year-old recounts escape through window in Texas elementary school shooting
Read full article: 10-year-old recounts escape through window in Texas elementary school shootingAs the Uvalde, Texas, community deals with the aftermath of Tuesday's fatal school shooting, many of the young survivors say the experience left them shaken and scarred. A second grader described his ordeal to CNN’s Adrienne Broaddus.
Document lists safety measures that were already in place in Uvalde school district
Read full article: Document lists safety measures that were already in place in Uvalde school districtThe shooting Tuesday at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, that killed 19 is raising safety concerns across the country, including new calls for one-way in and one-way out doors, more armed security, and other steps to better protect students.
Texas shooter sent warning signs, messages, mostly too late
Read full article: Texas shooter sent warning signs, messages, mostly too lateState police say the suspect in the Texas shooting had no criminal record or known mental illness that could have signaled he was capable of gunning down 19 children and two adults.
Jacksonville mayor expects next budget will include more funding for additional school hardening
Read full article: Jacksonville mayor expects next budget will include more funding for additional school hardeningFollowing Tuesday’s school shooting in Texas that killed 19 children and two teachers, News4JAX spoke with Jacksonville’s mayor and sheriff about safety in schools.
Undercover armed ‘guardians’ already in place in local schools
Read full article: Undercover armed ‘guardians’ already in place in local schoolsAs detectives continue to investigate the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, many parents are asking about safety protocols in their children’s schools.
Timeline: 911 calls, new details reveal more about Texas elementary school shooting
Read full article: Timeline: 911 calls, new details reveal more about Texas elementary school shootingThe last week of classes at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, ended in terror Tuesday when a gunman opened fire, killing 19 students and two teachers. News4JAX sister station KSAT in San Antonio, which is 85 miles from Uvalde, reported that 15 of the victims have been publicly identified as of Thursday morning.
In wake of mass shootings, psychologist breaks down how social media fosters aggression
Read full article: In wake of mass shootings, psychologist breaks down how social media fosters aggressionWe know the gunman who murdered 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school made chilling posts on social media. There are a lot of people blasting social media for glorifying violence and adding to the threat our children face.
Gunman's final 90 minutes fuel questions about police delays
Read full article: Gunman's final 90 minutes fuel questions about police delaysTexas authorities say the gunman who massacred 21 people at an elementary school was in the building for over an hour before he was killed by law enforcement officers.
‘Try to take our guns and you’ll learn’: Florida lawmaker stirs controversy with tweet aimed at Biden
Read full article: ‘Try to take our guns and you’ll learn’: Florida lawmaker stirs controversy with tweet aimed at BidenFlorida lawmaker Randy Fine drew criticism Wednesday after tweeting a message aimed at President Joe Biden who called for the nation to act after a gunman shot and killed at least 19 children at a Texas elementary school.