Elianna was among 19 students and two teachers. who were killed by a militant in adjacent elementary school classrooms on May 24th. Tragedy shook the city of Uvalde, Texas, where families continue to bury theirs this week children who died in shooting.
Four people Still remain hospitalized, including 10year- old girl in serious condition and 66-year- old grandmother of shooter.
The locals quickly formed the foundation of support for survivors and grieving families of the victims, including Garcia family. Some businesses have begun forcing their employees to wear purple and pass out purple gift bags show support for those who mourn Ilian, who liked the color.
Former Uvalde city board member Rogelio Muñoz told CNN on Sunday that he believes the mistakes were made during the police response, but several people should share a responsibility for law enforcement decisions made that day.
” truth often grey. Is not black and white. Do you have government agencies who answered who are throwing local police under the bus. … Officers who they answered good honorable people who, in retrospective, made a mistake in judgment in a tense situation,” Munoz said.
“Arredondo made mistakes that day, but he’s not the only one one,” Munoz told CNN, pointing to out Traffic police officials also responded to the scene.
“We will respect family”, said Arredondo. “We’re going to do it after all. Whenever it’s done and the families stop grieving, then we’ll obviously do it.”
“How in in world can we do anything if we can’t understand out what’s happened in what building in those 40 minutes?” Gutierrez said. in Interview with CNN Friday.
‘I don’t want Go to school. Why? Shoot?
safety as well as recovery of survivor children in Uvalde has become an urgent priority for parents and local officials.
Students will not return to the Robb Elementary School campus. next school year and agreements made to place them in other schools, Uwalde Unified Independent School District superintendent Hal Harrell announced last a week.
The plan was repeated at the school. board Friday night meeting parents we left with No clear answers on in boards plans refer to aftermath of shooting.
Angela Turner, mother of five children in uvalde who lost my niece in school shooting, was outraged by the absence of a clear Exodus.
“We want answers to the question where security is going to take place. It was all a joke,” she said after the meeting. – I’m so disappointed. in our school district.”
Turner won’t allow her children back to school until they feel safe, she said, adding her 6-year- the old child said to her: “I do not want Go to school. Why? Shoot?”
Press victims and families for accountability from gun manufacturer
family of a student killed in massacre and teacher who survived horror of these days both are demanding information from a manufacturer who made the firearm used by the shooter, according to court documents obtained by CNN.
mother as well as father of ten-year-old Amery Joe Garza, who was killed in shooting, have written separate letters to Daniel Defense, the company that manufactures the AR-15 type rifle used by in in attack.
Lawyers for Ameri mother, Kimberley Garcia, demanded that Daniel Defense “keep all potentially important informationrelated to the shooting, including “all physical, electronic and documentary evidence potentially relevant” to the company’s marketing. of AR-15 type rifles, according to a letter obtained by CNN.
Alfred Garza, Amerie’s father, also demanded information about the manufacturer’s marketing strategies, especially with regard to children and teenagers, as well as any communications of the company with shooter,
“My goal for To be now is to honor the memory of Amery Joe memory” Garza said. in a news letter message. “She will be want I do everything I can to make sure this never happens. again any other child. I should fight her fight.”
Emilia Marin, Robb’s elementary school teacher, filed a petition on Thursday to remove Daniel Defens. shows. The preliminary lawsuit does not blame the manufacturer of wrongdoing, but is investigating whether Marin has grounds to file a lawsuit against company.
“We need keep these people liability,” Marin’s attorney Don Flanery told CNN, adding that her legal team does not have plans sue the school, the police, or the school district.
Through the requested testimony, Marin’s lawyers seek for shooting facts, possession and sale of the weapon used by the shooter death as well as injury caused from the side of the arrow use of AR-15 style Daniel Defense rifle. They are also looking for information about “Daniel Defense’s scheme of marketing of his products in manner of tying firearms and minors, believing on social media”, the petition says.
Daniel Defense did not respond to multiple inquiries from CNN. for comment.
CNN’s Dave Alsup, Camila Bernal, Meridith Edwards, Nick Valencia, Holly Yan, Ed Lavandera, Aya Elamrussi, Paradise Afshar, Rosa Flores and Omar Jimenez contributed to this report.
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