The Department of Justice is recommending the adoption of “national standards” to confront active shooters — with the aim of empowering local law enforcement to “rapidly stop the killing and the dying.” This “critical” recommendation is a top takeaway from the federal government’s new incident review, which was made public …
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Every morning, Veronica Mata goes into her daughter Tess’ room to raise the blinds — even if Tess is no longer there to see the sun. Thursday, though, the ritual took on a new significance. She had at least a few more answers about Tess’ final moments. On May 24, …
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The Uvalde school board fired police chief Pete Arredondo Wednesday evening, following months of intense scrutiny and multiple investigations into law enforcement’s bungled and haphazard response to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School earlier this summer. In a unanimous vote, the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District’s board of trustees …
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