Texas School Shooting

Police chief fired over mismanagement in Texas school shooting case

But lawyers for Arredondo called him "a courageous officer" and his firing an unconstitutional public lynching

Civil lawsuit against state police for negligence in Texas school shooting

Families of the victims and survivors of the gruesome school shooting in May this year in the US state of Texas are planning to file a whopping USD 27 billion civil right lawsuit against district and state police authorities for negligence in performing their duties, a media report has said. On May 24, a gunman stormed into an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, killing 19 children and two teachers, in the deadliest school shooting in the US in nearly a decade. Since that massacre, several celebrities from different walks in life have appealed for ensuring gun responsibility in the US. On behalf of the family members of the victims and survivors of the Uvalde, Texas school shooting, attorney Charles Bonner announced that he is filing a USD 27 billion civil rights lawsuit against the authorities of the state for negligence in their duty, KSAT News, a Texas-based media organisation, reported on Monday. The law suit in particular is against Uvalde Consolidated Independent School Distr

Systemic failures in Texas' Uvalde school massacre, report finds

The nearly 80-page report, obtained by multiple media outlets, was the first to criticise both state and federal law enforcement, and not just local authorities in the Texas town

Gun debate missing as hearings on Texas Uvalde shooting commences

The first public hearings in Texas looking into the Uvalde school massacre have focused on a cascade of law enforcement blunders, school building safety and mental health care

US lawmakers reach deal on landmark bipartisan bill on gun safety

The new bill aims to take firearms away from dangerous people and provide billions of dollars in new mental health funding

Actor McConaughey calls for gun legislation amid spurt in shooting cases

In a highly personal 22-minute speech, McConaughey offered a full-throated exhortation for a gridlocked Congress to pass gun reforms that can save lives without infringing on Second Amendment rights

School police chief a no-show at Texas's Uvalde City Council meeting

The school district police chief criticised for waiting too long before ordering law enforcement to confront and kill the gunman during a mass shooting at a Texas school did not appear at a meeting

Police chief had no radio during Texas school shooting, says Senator

The agency investigating the mass shooting at elementary school in Uvalde has determined the commander facing criticism for the slow police response was not carrying a radio as the massacre unfolded

School police chief didn't know of panicked 911 calls, says Texas senator

Nineteen children and two teachers died in the attack at Robb Elementary School, the deadliest school shooting in nearly a decade

School door shut but was not locked before attack, say Texas police

An exterior door at Robb Elementary School did not lock when it was closed by a teacher shortly before a gunman used it to get inside and kill 19 students and two teachers, state police said

US Justice Department to review police response to Texas school shooting

This comes as local police are under scrutiny in the aftermath of the mass shooting, which killed 19 children and two teachers

President Biden, First Lady visit site of school shooting in Texas

US President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrived in Uvalde, Texas, to grieve with the community and comfort them after 19 children and two teachers were killed in a school shooting

Texas school shooting: People of Uvalde tell Biden to 'do something'

The visit to Uvalde was Biden's second trip in as many weeks to console a community mourning a staggering loss after a shooting

LIVE: Yogi govt issues new rules to ensure safety of working women

No female worker shall be bound to work without her written consent before 6 am and after 7 pm

As US mourns mass shootings, NRA in turmoil but influence remains

The NRA is on the ropes after a series of costly financial scandals and lawsuits

US should prioritise school security funding over Ukraine aid: Trump

Donald Trump said that the US government should prioritise funding for school security in the country rather than sending aid to the war-torn Ukraine

Donald Trump backs NRA in gun rights pitch after Texas school shootings

Trump rejected tighter gun control after a Texas school shooting, telling a NRA meeting that solutions include mental-health care and training teachers to carry concealed weapons

National Rifle Association convention begins in Houston amid protests

The National Rifle Association began its annual convention in Houston on Friday amidst widespread protests over gun control law

22 mass shootings. 374 dead. Here's where the guns in US came from

The suspects in the shootings at a Uvalde, Texas, elementary school and a Buffalo, New York, supermarket were both just 18, say authorities

Police waited 48 minutes in school before pursuing Texas shooter

Students trapped inside a classroom with a gunman repeatedly called 911 during this week's attack on a Texas elementary school as nearly 20 officers waited in the hallway for more than 45 minutes