Uvalde victim's families file lawsuit against 92 DPS officers for 'shocking failures'

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UVALDE, Texas - Families of the victims of the 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary filed a lawsuit Wednedsay against dozens of law enforcement officers.

FILE - In this photo from surveillance video provided by the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District via the Austin American-Statesman, authorities respond to the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, 2022.

Koskoff said they chose not to continue further legal action because the families represented did not want to plunge Uvalde into bankruptcy. For two long years, we have languished in pain and without any accountability from the law enforcement agencies and officers who allowed our families to be destroyed that day. This settlement reflects a first good faith effort by the City of Uvalde to begin rebuilding trust in the systems that failed to protect us,” said Veronica Luevanos, whose daughter Jailah and nephew Jayce were killed. “But it wasn’t just Uvalde officers who failed us that day.

An agreement to coordinate with the families concerning the public safety risk and burden on police due to the prevalence of gun violence. The families are represented by Josh Koskoff, Alinor Sterling, Katie Mesner-Hage, and Colin Antaya of Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder PC, and Erin Rogiers of Guerra LLP.

 

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