City Report on Police Response to Uvalde School Shooting Stirs Outrage

The families of the victims of the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas, are incensed over a report absolving the police of wrongdoing in their response. Jesse Prado is a private investigator and retired Austin Police Department detective. The city reportedly paid him $100,000 to investigate the police response to the shooting. He presented his findings at a special meeting of the Uvalde City Council on March 7. In his presentation, Mr. Prado said the police followed department policy and “acted in good faith” on the day of the shooting. He said the problems that day resulted from a lack of training, experience, and equipment, and from poor communication, but the families of the victims disagreed....