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Santa Fe ISD still discussing whether DOJ probe of mass shooting will move forward
Read full article: Santa Fe ISD still discussing whether DOJ probe of mass shooting will move forwardFour months after the initial request, it remains uncertain whether the DOJ will review the police response to the May 2018 Santa Fe High School shooting. Despite support from lawmakers and victims' families, Santa Fe ISD officials are still in discussions with the DOJ about moving forward.
Dept. of Justice finally apologizes for response on Santa Fe mass shooting request for investigation
Read full article: Dept. of Justice finally apologizes for response on Santa Fe mass shooting request for investigationIn a message dated Tuesday, August 6, the DOJ addressed Matranga and Mayor Noto by saying “Please accept our deepest sympathies for the tragedy that occurred in your community on May 18, 2022.” The letter went on to acknowledge the error, calling its initial response to Matranga’s letter “inappropriate.”
Hearing held over motions to recuse, disqualify judge in Santa Fe mass shooting case
Read full article: Hearing held over motions to recuse, disqualify judge in Santa Fe mass shooting caseFamily members of those killed and wounded during the 2018 Santa Fe High School mass shooting crowded a Galveston courtroom Thursday for a key hearing.
Santa Fe families push for passage of evidence bill
Read full article: Santa Fe families push for passage of evidence billFamily members of those killed and wounded during the mass shooting at Santa Fe High School continue fighting for the release of information about what exactly happened in May 2018. A proposed law would yield some of those answers, but a hearing on the bill was canceled at the last minute this week.
KPRC 2 Investigates: The gaps in school safety and what educators need to close them
Read full article: KPRC 2 Investigates: The gaps in school safety and what educators need to close themAfter eight students and two teachers were murdered at Santa Fe high school in 2018, state legislators passed more than a dozen laws. None of those laws prevented Uvalde and pressure is mounting for lawmakers to address lingering gaps in school security.
She survived the Santa Fe shooting, then visited Uvalde to comfort the newest members of a growing circle linked by tragedy
Read full article: She survived the Santa Fe shooting, then visited Uvalde to comfort the newest members of a growing circle linked by tragedyWounded in the Santa Fe High School shooting, Flo Rice has found an online community of mass shooting survivors who help each other cope and heal. Uvalde residents are starting to join them.
Nearly 4 years later, families still waiting for accused Santa Fe gunman Dimitrios Pagortzis to face trial
Read full article: Nearly 4 years later, families still waiting for accused Santa Fe gunman Dimitrios Pagortzis to face trialNearly four years after a Santa Fe High School student was accused of murdering eight classmates, two teachers, and wounding more than a dozen others, no trial date has been set in the case.