Survivors of the Uvalde school shooting have sued local and state police, city and school officials for failing to comply with security protocols, seeking €25.6 billion in damages.
According to court documents, the plaintiffs affirmed that the competent authorities that are the subject of the lawsuit failed to comply with the active shooting protocol and waited more than an hour to confront the assailant, who killed 21 people.
The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in federal court in Austin, Texas, seeks compensation for “emotional or psychological harm” suffered by survivors of the May 24 shooting “as a result of the defendants’ conduct and omissions.” in that sense”. . The plaintiffs ask for 27,000 million dollars (25,600 million euros).
Among those filing the suit are school officials and youth representatives who were at Robb Elementary School when a gunman stormed the premises, killing 19 children and two teachers in the deadliest school shooting on record in the US. in almost a decade.
Instead of following existing guidelines for apprehending an active shooter, “the conduct of the 376 law enforcement officers” was marked by “77 minutes of indecisiveness, dysfunction, and harm,” falling “far short” of the guidelines. expectations, according to the judicial process.
Source: Observadora
