Tag: Uvalde

Capitol Report (May 30): DOJ to Investigate Police Response; Honoring Those Who Made Greatest Sacrifice

The nation’s biggest Memorial Day parade is back. Marching bands and veterans from each of the 50 states joined the parade. And President Joe Biden delivered his Memorial Day address at the Arlington National Cemetery. What’s his plea as he cites the very soul of our nation? Captain Sam Brown is a combat war veteran…


Boy Describes Climbing Through Broken Window to Escape Uvalde Shooting

A 9-year-old student at Uvalde’s Robb Elementary School has described how he climbed through a broken window to escape last week’s mass shooting that left 21 dead. Daniel Ruiz, sitting next to his mother, Briana Ruiz, said during an interview with CNN that the 18-year-old gunman fired “like four bullets” into his classroom, hitting his…


‘Numerous’ Armed Teachers in Neighboring County School, Says Texas Sheriff

KINNEY COUNTY, Texas—Following the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, the sheriff from the neighboring county, just 40 miles away, said he plans to add a full active shooter drill when school restarts in the fall. Kinney County Sheriff Brad Coe said he’s going to add a full evacuation scenario, where the students…


The Difficult Search for Answers After Uvalde

Commentary I find myself more shaken and stricken after last week’s latest mass shooting, the elementary school massacre in Uvalde, Texas, that saw 19 children and two teachers slain in cold blood, than I did after other mass shootings in recent years. Part of that is biographical: As an ex-Texan, the son of an elementary…


Matthew McConaughey Visits Hometown of Uvalde After Elementary School Shooting

Actor Matthew McConaughey visited his hometown of Uvalde, Texas, on May 27 following the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School. The Oscar-winning actor posed for a photo with members of the community in Uvalde just three days after Salvador Ramos, 18, opened fire inside the school, killing 19 children and two adults. Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas), whose district covers…


Grandmother of Uvalde School Shooting Suspect in ‘Fair Condition’ After Being Shot in Face, Hospitalized

The grandmother of the Uvalde, Texas, elementary school shooter was in “fair condition” on May 29 after being hospitalized, the University Health System in San Antonio said. Salvador Ramos, 18, shot his grandmother, Celia Martinez Gonzales, in the face at their home and left her in a critical condition on May 24. He then left the residence and…


Debunking the ‘Far-Right Extremist’ Lie; Uvalde Shooting Undermines Gun-Grab Narrative—With Trevor Loudon

Senate Republicans recently voted down a bill intended to combat what Democrats say is a rise in domestic terrorism, noting the bill constituted the creation of “thought police” offices within federal agencies. On a deeper level, however, the arguments for the bill were based on a false pretense that a recent mass shooting in Buffalo,…


Mixed Feelings as Biden Visits Mass Shooting Site in Uvalde, Texas

UVALDE, Texas—Texans who visited Uvalde—the site of a mass shooting that left 21 dead last week—signaled they had mixed feelings about President Joe Biden’s visit to the town. On Sunday, President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden visited a makeshift memorial near Robb Elementary School in Uvalde. The White House said he would meet with…


Texas Official Has ‘No Idea’ Where School Police Officer Was at Time of Mass Shooting

An official in Uvalde, Texas, said he has “no idea” where a school resource officer was at the time of last week’s mass shooting that left 21 dead. So far, there have been conflicting reports about where the school officer was when 18-year-old gunman Salvador Ramos entered Robb Elementary School. Questions have also emerged about…


Online Fundraiser for Uvalde Teacher’s Orphaned Family Reaches $2.5 Million

A GoFundMe campaign has raised more than $2.5 million in support for the children left behind by the slain Uvalde elementary school teacher and her husband who died shortly after her killing. The fundraiser was launched after the death of Irma Garcia, one of the two teachers killed in the May 24 attack at Robb…