Uvalde school shooting victims' families announce $2 million settlement with Texas city and new lawsuits
CBSMay 19
Uvalde Settles With Shooting Victims for $2M
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The Facts
The city of Uvalde, Texas, reached a $2M settlement with most of the families of the victims of the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting. After 19 children and two teachers were killed, the US Dept. Justice (DOJ) found that the police failed to confront the shooter.
The settlement, which was announced Wednesday, will pay the families of 17 children who died and two who were injured. It includes a pledge to create a permanent memorial and overhaul the city's police force. The group also has dozens of lawsuits against state and local bodies.
The Spin
Left narrative
These families deserve this settlement, but the city, state, and law enforcement must do more to strengthen gun control policies and safety plans. So much went wrong leading up to and during this tragedy, so everyone's goal should be to make sure a tragedy like this never happens again.
Right narrative
This tragedy was all about the police officers, who should have to face the consequences for failing to do their jobs. But the media wants to look beyond that and make this tragedy a call for stricter gun control. The focus should be on the law enforcement officers who didn't put their arsenals to use when they were needed.
