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Kimberly Mata-Rubio, mother of Alexandria Rubio, one of the children killed in the 2022 Uvalde mass shooting, speaks to media after DOJ officials detailed failures in the law enforcement response to the 2022 school shooting in Uvalde.
Uvalde school shooting

Uvalde victims’ families get an official acknowledgement of botched shooting response — but some want criminal charges

Some relatives of the 21 people killed in Texas’ deadliest school shooting are demanding criminal charges after federal officials say delayed police response cost lives.


U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks at a press conference discussing the DOJ report detailing failures in the law enforcement response to the 2022 school shooting in Uvalde.
Brett Cross, guardian of Robb Elementary shooting victim Uziyah Garcia, listens as DOJ officials detail failures in the law enforcement response to the 2022 school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
Parents of Uvalde shooting victims react as DOJ officials detail failures in the law enforcement response to the 2022 school shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde.
Memorial crosses outside Robb Elementary in Uvalde on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. The school was the site of a mass shooting that left 19 children and two teachers dead on May 24, 2022.

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