ProPublica and the Texas Tribune have submitted 70 requests for documents about the police response to the massacre. Most likely won’t be released for months, if ever. UvaldePolice Texas UvaldeMassacre Uvalde GregAbbott OpenRecords
when he initially praised law enforcement efforts during the mass shooting that resulted in the deaths of 19 children and two educators and left many more injured.
Three weeks after the shooting, government officials have not provided the news organizations a single record related to the emergency response. with the Tribune. He said he never considered himself in charge of directing the law enforcement response and didn’t issue any orders. He also said he didn’t know about the 911 calls because he left his radios behind. He thought they would slow him down and wanted both hands free in the event that he had to use his gun.
In most cases, however, the agencies argue that releasing such information could interfere with ongoing law enforcement investigations by the federal government and the Texas Rangers, an arm of DPS now tasked with investigating its own department. In a statement, Abbott’s office said that, upon completion of the investigations, “we look forward to the full results being shared with the victims’ families and the public, who deserve the full truth of what happened that tragic day.
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