A special grand jury was chosen in Uvalde, Texas, Friday to investigate the response to the 2022 massacre at Robb Elementary School, according to area newspapers.
A grand jury investigation would represent the first publicly known development within the criminal justice system amid all the investigations into the botched police response.
The San Antonio Express-News reports District Attorney Christina Mitchell told them the grand jury would review evidence related to the mass shooting, but declined to comment on any focus of the grand jury investigation. Jurors are expected to spend at least six months investigating the case, according to The Uvalde Leader-News.
Yes, but the school district police chief actively kept other officers from intervening.
I’ll assume they’re looking into that one person’s actions.
Yes, exactly. The chief kept other officers from intervening, and various officers kept parents from intervening. They assaulted and detained people attempting to rescue others, contributing to the perpetrator’s unlawful acts, and increasing the harm to his victims.
On the civil side, the chief and many of these officers will likely lose their qualified immunity.
I bet that these officers could be charged under the laws prohibiting interference with emergency responders.