Uvalde to pay $2 million to families of victims of Robb Elementary shooting

May 22, 2024

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By Lauren Taylor (Anchor), Evan Hummel (Producer), Zachary Hill (Editor)

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The families of victims of the Robb Elementary School mass shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers have been awarded $2 million from the city of Uvalde, Texas. The settlement comes nearly two years to the day that a gunman opened fire at the Uvalde elementary school on May 24, 2022.

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The $2 million paid out to families comes after heavy criticism of responding officers, who reportedly waited 77 minutes before entering the school and eventually killing the gunman. During the press conference on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, the attorney representing the families criticized the lack of punishment for any police officers.

The families have also filed a $27 billion class action lawsuit against multiple law enforcement agencies and the Uvalde Independent School District. The suit alleges that law enforcement “fundamentally strayed” from “well-established protocols.” In January, the U.S. Justice Department called the police response a failure in a filed report.

“Had the law enforcement agencies followed generally accepted practices… lives would have been saved and people would have survived,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said to reporters at the time.

The money from the city will now go to families of 17 of the children killed and two who survived. The city has also agreed to enhance officer training and mental health services for families, victims and residents. In addition, Uvalde will create a memorial with the help of the families and a day of recognition for the victims.

“Pursuing further legal action against the City could have plunged Uvalde into bankruptcy, something that none of the families, were interested in as they look for the community to heal,” the families’ attorneys said in a statement.

Tags: Lawsuit, Mass shootings, Robb Elementary School, School Shooting, shooting, Texas, U.S. Department of Justice, Uvalde

[JOSH KOSKOFF]

“THIS WAS OF COURSE, ONE RAY OF SUNSHINE IN A HEALING PROCESS.”

[LAUREN TAYLOR]

THAT’S THE ATTORNEY REPRESENTING FAMILIES OF VICTIMS OF THE ROBB ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MASSACRE IN UVALDE.

HIS REMARKS, A REACTION TO A TWO-MILLION DOLLAR SETTLEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND VICTIMS’ FAMILIES– NEARLY TWO YEARS TO THE DAY AFTER THE MASSACRE.

ON MAY 24TH, 2022, A GUNMAN OPENED FIRE AT THE SCHOOL.

KILLING 19 KIDS AND TWO TEACHERS.

THE SETTLEMENT COMES AFTER HEAVY CRITICISM OF RESPONDING OFFICERS WHOWAITED 77 MINUTES BEFORE ENTERING THE SCHOOL AND KILLING THE GUNMAN.

THE FAMILY’S ATTORNEY CRITICIZED THE LACK OF PUNISHMENT FOR ANY POLICE OFFICERS.

[JOSH KOSKOFF]

“THE TOWN WITH ITS THREAD-BARE-BUDGET HAS TO DEAL WITH IT. AND THEY HAVE NOT DEALT WITH IT WELL. THIS CITY HAS NOT DEALT WITH THIS WELL. NO… IN TERMS OF THE ACCOUNTABILITY. NO DISCIPLINE OF ANY POLICE OFFICERS. NO DEMOTIONS. NO NOTHING.”

[LAUREN TAYLOR]

THE FAMILIES HAVE ALSO FILED A 27-BILLION DOLLAR CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST MULTIPLE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND THE UVALDE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.

THE SUIT ALLEGES LAW ENFORCEMENT “FUNDAMENTALLY STRAYED” FROM “WELL-ESTABLISHED PROTOCOLS.”

THE U-S. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT CALLED THE POLICE RESPONSE A FAILURE.

THE MONEY FROM THE CITY WILL NOW GO TO THE FAMILIES OF 17 OF THE CHILDREN KILLED AND TWO WHO SURVIVED.

THE CITY HAS ALSO AGREED TO ENHANCE OFFICER TRAINING AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR FAMILIES, VICTIMS’ AND RESIDENTS.

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