Community members are set to gather Friday evening at a vigil to remember those killed on May 24, 2022.
Four-year-old Bella Cazares lays a rose at a cross for fourth grade teacher Eva Mireles alongside a memorial for the victims of the Robb Elementary School shooting at the town square in Uvalde, Texas, Thursday, May 26, 2022. at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, are being remembered as the second anniversary of the one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history is marked.
“They should still be with us — playing sports, creating art, dancing, laughing, learning, teaching, and making new memories with their families and friends,” Vice President Kamala Harris said in a statement. “Today, we are remembering their stories, standing with their loved ones, and thinking of their community.
The federal lawsuit is the latest of several seeking accountability for the law enforcement response. More than 370 federal, state and local officers converged on the scene, but they waited more than 70 minutes before confronting the shooter.Terrified students inside the classroom called 911 as agonized parents begged officers — some of whom could hear shots being fired while they stood in a hallway — to go in.
Javier Cazares, the father of slain 9-year-old Jackie Cazares, said during a news conference announcing the lawsuit and settlement on Wednesday: “It’s been an unbearable two years. ... No amount of money is worth the lives of our children. Justice and accountability has always been my main concern.”Letters to the Editor — Uvalde, toll roads, taxes, IH 345, John McCaa