Acting Uvalde police chief during school shooting steps down
Mariano Pargas is the second police leader to leave law enforcement in the fallout since the massacre in May, when hundreds of officers waited more than an hour to confront the gunman inside a classroom at Robb Elementary School.
Uvalde CISD suspends entire district police department
Uvalde CISD police department activities have been suspended “for a period of time,” says the district. Currently employed officers will be filling other roles in the district during the suspension.
Uvalde Memorial Park shooting: 2 juveniles injured just miles away from Robb Elementary School
Texas DPS said on Twitter that they were working with the Uvalde Police Department and Sheriff's Office following a suspected gang-related shooting at Memorial Park.
How Illinois schools prepare for mass shootings Pt. 3
In the past two nights, FOX 32 Chicago has gone over what happens when a threat comes into a school, who handles it and where it goes. But what if the threat is real and becomes a reality?
How Illinois handles school shooting threats as new academic year begins Pt. 2
Security is top of mind as students in Chicago and the suburbs return to class, and there is a new Illinois law requiring all districts to have a plan to deal with threats.
How Illinois handles school shooting threats as new academic year begins
With the new school year just starting, FOX 32 Chicago is beginning a series of Special Reports looking at how school threats are handled locally.
16 Uvalde fourth graders waited an hour with wounded teacher
Robb Elementary School teacher Elsa Avila describes the hour after she was shot by a gunman who killed 19 students and 2 teachers.
Uvalde students return to classroom for first time since shooting on Tuesday
Uvalde CISD students will return to classrooms with several new safety and security measures in place.
Uvalde CISD fires embattled police chief Pete Arredondo
Pete Arredondo is now the first officer to lose his job over the police response to the May 24 mass shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas.
Uvalde, Texas: Final victim of mass shooting discharged from San Antonio hospital
10-year-old Mayah Zamora was surrounded by dozens of applauding family, friends and staff when she walked out of a San Antonio hospital more than two months after being shot.
VIDEO: Uvalde, Texas school shooting body cam footage released
VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED: Raw body camera has been released as officials continue to investigate the shooting that left 21 people dead.
Damning report, new footage show chaos of Uvalde response
A damning report and hours of body camera footage further laid bare the chaotic response to a mass shooting at a Uvalde elementary school, where hundreds of law enforcement officers massed but then waited to confront the gunman.
Acting Uvalde police chief placed on administrative leave following release of Texas House report
Mayor Don McLaughlin also says the city will be conducting its own internal investigation regarding Uvalde PD's actions, policies and procedures.
‘Systemic failures’ in Uvalde school massacre, report finds
The nearly 80-page report was the first to criticize both state and federal law enforcement.
Video from inside Uvalde school shows officers milling around hallway during massacre
Surveillance footage captured the gunman in the Uvalde school shooting enter the building with a AR-15 style rifle and later shows officers in body armor milling in the hallway outside the fourth-grade classrooms where 19 children and two teachers were killed.
Officials agree to release some hallway video from Uvalde school shooting: report
This news comes after a battle between the city’s mayor and Texas Department of Public Safety over whether the footage should be released.
Armed officer watched gunman enter Texas school before massacre, review finds
Also according to the report, officers spent 13 minutes in the school hallway during the shooting discussing tactical options, whether to use snipers and how to get into the classroom windows -- all while the door was unlocked.
Uvalde CISD police chief Pete Arredondo resigns from Uvalde City Council position
Pete Arredondo has been on administrative leave from his Uvalde CISD position since June 22.
Uvalde mother who got out of cuffs to rescue kids from shooting is now being harassed by police, lawyer says
A Uvalde mother who was handcuffed as she tried to run by police outside Robb Elementary School, but eventually got free and rescued her kids, is now being harassed by police after speaking out about the ordeal, her lawyer said this week.
Biden signs landmark, bipartisan gun violence bill: 'Lives will be saved'
The legislation will toughen background checks for the youngest gun buyers, keep firearms from more domestic violence offenders and help states put in place red flag laws that make it easier for authorities to take weapons from people judged to be dangerous.