UVALDE, Texas — The City of Uvalde added to a flurry of lawsuits filed this week surrounding the Robb Elementary School shooting. The city submitted a petition Thursday against Uvalde County District Attorney Christina Mitchell, attempting to force her to turn over her investigative materials related to the Robb Elementary School shooting.
This is the third suit filed in relation to the massacre this week alone, and the city is a defendant in the other two.
The city announced its own investigation into its police department's conduct this past summer amidst outcry for police accountability following a delayed 77-minute police response that has been widely criticized. "The Uvalde community has waited entirely too long for answers and transparency with regard to the Robb Elementary shooting incident," read the city's statement.
The other defendants in the $27 billion lawsuit include local lawmakers and top law enforcement officers, many of whom are already facing federal suits from other survivors of the shooting and one victim's mother. This is the first suit to name McCraw and Texas DPS Regional Director Victor Escalon for their role in the police response during the massacre that took 21 lives.
"This $27 Billion lawsuit is to let them know that we value our children's lives," said Bonner."We have to have enough money to get their attention." McCraw said that DPS as an institution had not failed during the shooting. DPS did not respond to requests for comment on this lawsuit.
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