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Uvalde Officials Release Trove of Records and Body-Worn Video from 2022 Robb Elementary Massacre

Compelled by a Texas appeals court, the new records bolster federal findings of a roughly 77-minute delay before officers confronted the shooter.

FILE - Crosses are surrounded by flowers and other mementos at a memorial, June 9, 2022, for the victims of a shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
UVALDE, TX - AUGUST 24: The sun sets behind the memorial for the victims of the massacre at Robb Elementary School on August 24, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas. The Consolidated Independent School District Board today fired Police Chief Pete Arredondo over police response during the May 24 massacre, America’s deadliest school shooting since 2012. (Photo by Jordan Vonderhaar/Getty Images)

Overview

  • More than 1,500 pages of documents and hours of body-worn camera footage were released this week after a Texas appeals court upheld a ruling in a multi-year public-records lawsuit.
  • The trove includes pre-shooting texts, emails between district leaders, school police personnel files, and student records of Salvador Ramos.
  • Video and files show parents pleading with officers to storm Robb Elementary and officers expressing uncertainty about the shooter’s location and tactics.
  • Student files depict Ramos’ transition from a high-achieving child to disciplinary problems and his withdrawal from high school months before the attack.
  • Prosecutors say the records will support forthcoming October trials of former school police chief Pete Arredondo and officer Adrian Gonzales, who have pleaded not guilty to child endangerment charges.