Uvalde families renew demands for police to face charges after a scathing Justice Department report
by Acacia Coronado and Jake Bleiberg
Jan 19, 2024
3 minutes
Families of the children and teachers killed in the Uvalde, Texas, school massacre are renewing demands for criminal charges after a scathing Justice Department report again laid bare numerous failures by police during one of the deadliest classroom shootings in U.S. history.
“I’m very surprised that no one has ended up in prison,” said Velma Lisa Duran, whose sister Irma Garcia was one of the two teachers killed in the May 24, 2002, shooting. “It’s sort of a slap in the face that all we get is a review ... we deserve justice.”
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