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Bo Jackson helped pay for Uvalde funerals

“I know every family there probably works their butts off just to do what they do. ... The last thing they needed was to shell out thousands of dollars for something that never should have happened,” the former White Sox outfielder said.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘It just touched me’: Pro sports icon Bo Jackson covered full cost of funerals for Uvalde victims

Athlete donated $170,000 three days after 19 students and 2 teachers killed in massacre

The Independent UK

Eight pivotal moments in the police response to the Uvalde shooting, captured by officers’ body cameras

The new material further illustrates the lack of coordination among officers, the confusion over the chain of command and the delays in confronting the shooter.

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Touched by Uvalde, Bo Jackson donated to pay for funerals

Former sports superstar Bo Jackson helped pay for the funerals of the 19 children and two teachers who were killed in the Uvalde school massacre in May

The Independent UK

After mass shootings, strict gun-control measure gets enough signatures to make Oregon’s fall ballot

You’d have to qualify for a permit to buy a gun. Oregon appears to be the only state with a gun safety initiative on the ballot this year. Volunteers stepped up after mass shootings in Highland Park, Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo.

Chicago Sun-Times

Gene Collier: Too many guns, too few pianos

Perhaps you've become sickeningly aware this week that the response by law enforcement to the Uvalde school shooting May 24 did not unfold as it should have. Mistakes, as they say, were made. Boy were they.

Tribune News Service

Outcry after Uvalde focuses on school failures, solutions

The mass shooting that left 21 people dead inside Robb Elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, has parents there and across the nation demanding safer schools

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Uvalde Cops Also Held Back the Officer Whose Wife Was Shot and Dying

New body cam footage shows Ruben Ruiz heading toward the classroom to rescue his wife, but other officers stopped him.

Reason

Uvalde school officials to consider firing police Chief Pete Arredondo at special meeting

DALLAS — As pressure from the community builds, Uvalde school officials have scheduled a special meeting to vote on the firing of Pete Arredondo after the district’s superintendent recommended his termination.

Tribune News Service

‘My son was a coward,’ Uvalde shooter’s mom says while apologizing to victim’s family

Relatives of one of the children killed in the Uvalde school shooting confronted the killer’s mother on Tuesday — a tense and heartbreaking scene that ultimately ended with the mother apologizing through tears for her son’s actions.

Tribune News Service

Uvalde superintendent calls for firing of school police chief over bungled response to mass shooting

In the weeks after the 24 May massacre, Uvalde School Police Chief Pete Arredondo has shouldered much of the blame for the failings of law enforcement

The Independent UK

Uvalde superintendent recommends firing police Chief Pete Arredondo

The school board plans to meet Saturday to vote on the proposal, days after a Texas House committee report highlighted widespread failures in the police response to the Robb Elementary shooting.

The Texas Tribune

One Civilian With a Gun at an Indiana Mall Offered Better Protection Than 376 Cops in Uvalde

Taking personal responsibility turns out to be a better idea than putting faith in the state.

Reason

Frequent lockdowns may have led to slow Uvalde response

Nearly two months after a deadly shooting a Texas elementary school, a Texas House of Representatives committee report found that nearly 400 officers from local, state and federal agencies responded to the 77-minute rampage in which 19 kids and two teachers died

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School police didn’t stop Parkland or Uvalde shootings, and often discriminate against students. Why did Biden give them $300m?

Campus police officers are often cited as an effective tool against gun violence. But the data shows they do little to stop school shootings — and often discriminate against students of colour. Josh Marcus reports

Tribune News Service

State senator questions having Texas DPS review Uvalde shooting response

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas state senator who represents Uvalde questioned Tuesday whether the Texas Department of Public Safety can be trusted to review its own officers’ actions during the Robb Elementary School shooting.

Axios

Police unlikely to face charges after Uvalde failures, experts say

A report released Sunday found police lacked clear leadership and communication as well as urgency to stop the gunman.

The Independent UK

Dallas joins growing list of Texas school districts requiring clear backpacks after Uvalde massacre

The bags will be distributed among students ahead of new term

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The Independent UK

Uvalde bodycam video shows police chief repeatedly trying to negotiate with gunman as he continued shooting

Bodycam footage reveals a chaotic scene where almost 400 law enforcement officers from multiple agencies failed to stop the gunman for more than 77 minutes

The Independent UK

Uvalde survivor confronts Texas school board in dress she wore during massacre: ‘Most of those kids were my friends’

‘I don’t want to go to your guys’ school if you don’t have protection,’ eight-year-old tells officials

The Independent UK

Gov Greg Abbott did not attend any funerals for Uvalde school massacre victims, schedule shows

Texas governor ‘doesn’t care that all these children were murdered and these teachers were murdered’, says father of Uvalde victim

Salon

Abbott hasn't come to any Uvalde funeral

"Honestly, many of the families didn't want him there," lawmaker says

The Independent UK

Stepfather of child killed in Uvalde school massacre says authorities are ‘lying to our face’: ‘It’s humiliating’

Angel Garza said it ‘makes no sense’ that questions remain unanswered

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Uvalde shooting report finds ‘systemic failures.’ Use it to prevent future attacks

Just when we thought details surrounding the Uvalde shooting couldn’t get worse, they have. Between the nearly 80-page report the Texas House’s investigative committee released and the latest bodycam video Uvalde’s mayor made public, the fullest account we have yet of that fateful day is nothing short of horrific.

WEKU

Students in a Dallas school district must wear clear backpacks after Uvalde shooting

The decision was made using a parent and student survey, as well as by the district's internal and external safety task forces.

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