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Greg Abbott, the governor of Texas, was booed while visiting Robb Elementary School, the site of last week’s mass shooting in Uvalde. Those in attendance yelled “shame on you” and “we need help” at the Republican governor, per Reuters, as he left a bouquet of flowers for the 21 people who were killed, 19 of whom were children. Abbott visited the […]
The U.S. Department of Justice announced Sunday that a review will be launched into the law enforcement response to the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas last week. Days after the tragic event that claimed the lives of 19 children and two teachers, Texas Department of Public Safety director Steven McCraw publicly acknowledged it was the “wrong decision” […]
Matthew McConaughey returned to his hometown of Uvalde following Tuesday’s mass shooting at Robb Elementary School that killed 19 children and two teachers. According to Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales, McConaughey met with families and community members on Friday at the Uvalde Civic Center. Gonzales took to Twitter to thank the actor for “helping us heal,” and […]
Boosie Badazz hopped on social media this week to vent about the mass shooting that took place Tuesday at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. The Baton Rouge rapper took to Twitter on Thursday to share his solution to these all too frequent tragedies, which he believes could be prevented if SWAT teams were on location at every school. […]
Harry Styles has pledged $1 million to a gun safety group in the wake of last week’s mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas that left 19 students and two teachers dead. The pop star’s donation to Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund will be a result of his upcoming North American tour to promote his new LP, Harry’s House, […]
In a viral video circulating the web, Ted Cruz walked away from a British reporter who asked about the frequency of mass shootings in the U.S. In the clip, Sky News reporter Mark Stone grills Cruz two days after the second-deadliest mass shooting at a school, which took place at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, while the senator from […]
Local police initially prevented federal agents from entering Robb Elementary on Tuesday to confront the Uvalde school shooter. NBC News reports two senior federal law enforcement officials claim federal agents waited 30 minutes after their arrival at the school before deciding to enter the building. Agents from BORTAC, the Customs and Border Protection tactical unit, and ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations […]
Yella Beezy is back in police custody. According to online jail records, the 30-year-old rapper—born Markies Deandre Conway—was arrested Thursday in connection to a 2021 sexual assault charge. The Collin County, Texas Sheriff’s Office apprehended Beezy just a day after a judge issued a warrant for his arrest, citing “bond held insufficient.” Beezy is currently being held on $1 […]
A man accidentally shot himself in the leg while he was walking into the campus of an elementary school in Arlington, Texas Thursday morning, NBC DFW reports. Anthony White, 55, was walking toward the front office of Duff Elementary when he adjusted his pants and managed to hit the trigger of a gun that was tucked into […]
New information continues to come in regarding the elementary school shooting in Texas. Per a report from regional NBC outlet KXAS, the state’s Department of Public Safety said Thursday that the gunman in the attack—since identified as 18-year-old Salvador Ramos—entered the school “unobstructed,” meaning he did not initially come into contact with school-affiliated officers or […]
