Southwest
Texas law enforcement who responded to Uvalde school shooting ordered to testify before a grand jury: reports
Multiple law enforcement officers have been ordered to appear before a grand jury investigating nearly two years following the deadly Uvalde school shooting that left 19 children and two teachers dead as heavily armed agents hesitated to confront the lone gunman.
According to the American-Statesman and KVUE-TV, subpoenas for an in-person hearing have been issued, and a hearing is set to begin at the Uvalde County Courthouse next week.
Officers from multiple agencies, including the Texas Department of Public Safety, are expected to be called in front of the 12-member panel during what could be a months-long process, the local outlets said.
If found guilty, the hearing could result in criminal charges against officers for failing to urgently stop the gunman in the May 2022 school massacre.
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A law enforcement personnel lights a candle outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, May 25, 2022. (AP Photo / Jae C. Hong / File)
Pictures of victims of a school mass shooting at the former Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, May 24, 2023. (Wu Xiaoling / Xinhua via Getty Images / File)
The grand jurors are also expected to consider the trove of evidence that can offer a minute-by-minute look at what happened on that Tuesday afternoon.
The American-Statesman and KVUE-TV, citing three unidentified sources, confirmed the delivery of the subpoenas, but declined to provide an exact number or to identify who received them.
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Police previously said that, in total, 376 law enforcement officers descended upon the school after reports of an active shooter.
Children run to safety after escaping from a window during a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School, where a gunman killed 19 children and two adults in Uvalde, Texas, May 24, 2022. (Pete Luna / Uvalde Leader-News / Handout via Reuters / File)
The issuance of subpoenas to some of the law enforcement officers involved marks an acceleration in the 21-month investigation into the police response that the Department of Justice called a series of “cascading failures” in law enforcement’s handling of the massacre.
“Had law enforcement agencies followed generally accepted practices in active shooter situations and gone right after the shooter and stopped him, lives would have been saved and people would have survived,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a Jan. 2024 press conference.
A report by the Texas House of Representatives investigative committee contributed law enforcement’s response to “system failures and egregious poor decision-making.”
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Reports said that hundreds of law enforcement officers waited 70 minutes on site, before a team breached the fourth grade classroom and confronted the 18-year-old gunman, who had been armed with an AR-15 style rifle and fired more than 140 rounds inside the school.
Since the shooting, body camera video, school surveillance footage and witness accounts have shed light on law enforcement’s belated response.
A woman cries as she visits a memorial for a victim of a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School, in Uvalde, Texas, May 26, 2022. (Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images / File)
Students arrive at Uvalde Elementary, now protected by a fence and Texas State Troopers, for the first day of school, Sept. 6, 2022, in Uvalde. (AP Photo / Eric Gay / File)
Since the shooting, five officers in Texas have been fired or resigned.
Uvalde’s school police chief at the time of the attack was fired in August 2022 and the city’s acting police chief shortly after resigned.
The Texas Attorney General’s office and the Texas Department of Public Safety did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
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A hefty feline weighing 26 pounds is now on the road to recovery.
The black house cat, Tanglewood, was in great need of care, so he was brought to Austin Pets Alive, an animal shelter in Austin, Texas, with lifesaving programs designed to save animals at risk of being euthanized.
Luis Sanchez, director of public relations at Austin Pets Alive, told Fox News Digital via email that Tanglewood is now in foster care with the shelter’s cat adoption manager.
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“We are still monitoring him for seizures while we work to determine the cause, but we are focusing on his neurological symptoms and his broken front leg,” said Sanchez.
“After he starts feeling better, we will be his cheerleaders to get him on a weight loss plan and get him down a few pounds,” he added.
Tanglewood weighs 26 pounds and is in foster care thanks to an animal shelter in Austin, Texas. (Austin Pets Alive)
A domestic cat should weigh about 8 to 10 pounds, depending on the breed, according to the ASPCA.
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Tanglewood was adopted eight months ago but then was returned to Austin Pets Alive in rough shape.
The ASPCA says obesity is a very common problem in pets and can be detrimental to an animal’s health. Tanglewood at 26 pounds is shown here. (Austin Pets Alive)
“He had a fractured leg when we picked him up, and then … over the course of a couple of days, he started developing some neurological symptoms that resulted in seizures,” Allie Dono, the cat specialty populations coordinator at Austin Pets Alive, told FOX 7 Austin.
“One of the seizures was so intense that he ended up fracturing his jaw, so we had to put a jaw wire in.”
The ASPCA notes that obesity is a very common problem in pets and can be detrimental to a cat or dog’s health.
An overweight pet has many added stresses upon its body and is at an increased risk of diabetes, liver problems and joint pain, according to the ASPCA.
Tanglewood is currently in a foster home. Animal rescuers in Austin, Texas, hope he will find a permanent family. (Austin Pets Alive)
Tanglewood will need a dedicated adopter who will make sure he sticks to his new diet plan.
“We are grateful to our team for stepping in quickly and we are looking for an adoptive home for this lovable and friendly chonk,” Sanchez said.
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Southern California man hospitalized after suspect steals coffee cart, leads police on wild chase
A man who was hospitalized after a suspect stole a coffee cart with him inside and led officers on a wild, multi-county pursuit recalls the terrifying ordeal.
“I thought I was going to die,” said the victim, Derek Strano, 37.
On July 16, the suspect, Liam Preston Yanez, 28, jumped into a pickup truck that was also towing a coffee service trailer in Moorpark.
Little did the suspect know, Strano was still inside the coffee cart. At the time, Strano had gone inside the cart to prepare a drink for a family member who had arrived home for surgery.
As the truck suddenly took off, Strano was taken on a violent, wild ride through Ventura and Los Angeles counties as police officers chased the stolen truck.
“I feel the truck moving and I had been in there for two minutes,” Strano recalled. “I thought I had the parking brake off, but then the truck blows through the fence. It was hell.”
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Derek Strano making coffee inside a trailer owned by Matt’s Coffee Express. (Derek Strano) -
The suspect crashed the pickup truck in North Hollywood, overturning the coffee trailer on July 16, 2024. (KTLA) -
Derek Strano speaks to KTLA’s Chris Wolfe on July 26, 2024. (KTLA) -
Derek Strano was hospitalized after being ejected from a coffee cart during a police pursuit. (Derek Strano) -
Derek Strano was hospitalized with serious injuries after being ejected from a coffee cart during a police pursuit. (Derek Strano) -
Derek Strano was hospitalized with serious injuries after being ejected from a coffee cart during a police pursuit. (Derek Strano) -
Stolen vehicle pursuit suspect crash truck and trailer in North Hollywood on July 16, 2024. (KTLA) -
The interior of the coffee cart was destroyed during a stolen vehicle pursuit through L.A. and Ventura counties on July 16, 2024. (Derek Strano) -
The interior of the coffee cart was destroyed during a stolen vehicle pursuit through L.A. and Ventura counties on July 16, 2024. (Derek Strano) -
Stolen vehicle pursuit suspect crash truck and trailer in North Hollywood on July 16, 2024. (KTLA) -
Derek Strano was hospitalized with serious injuries after being ejected from a coffee cart during a police pursuit. (Derek Strano) -
Derek Strano was hospitalized with serious injuries after being ejected from a coffee cart during a police pursuit. (Derek Strano) -
Suspect leading police on a chase driving a stolen pickup truck with a coffee trailer containing Derek Strano inside on July 16, 2024. (KTLA) -
Stolen vehicle pursuit suspect crash truck and trailer in North Hollywood on July 16, 2024. (KTLA)
Video of the chase showed the suspect driving erratically as the coffee cart swerved dangerously behind.
Strano held on for life, grabbing a sink inside the coffee cart as the chase became more chaotic. Eventually, Strano could not hold on any longer.
“He took a turn and the side door was ripped off and I flew out of it when he made that turn,” Strano said.
The coffee cart later overturned as the suspect crashed the pickup truck into the Heartfelt Education through the Arts Center building in North Hollywood.
Strano was left hospitalized with serious injuries after the ordeal. The incident left him with severe pain and limited his mobility.
Strano said he’s also been suffering from nightmares and flashbacks to the night of the crash.
The suspect, Yanez, was arrested on several felony charges including unlawful driving or taking of a vehicle and receiving stolen property. He is being held on $20,000 bail.
Strano, however, believes those charges are not enough for the damage caused.
“His charges, not one of them are for my injuries,” Strano said. “My name isn’t in the report. I was just a worker, the assistant, and it kind of got to me.”
For now, Strano is focused on recovering and is undergoing physical therapy. He said he may also consider psychological therapy as well.
A GoFundMe page to help Strano with his medical bills can be found here.
A rapper faces prison time after he attempted to board a flight with a loaded pistol at Los Angeles International Airport.
Tiwan Raybon, 36, of Douglasville, Georgia, also known as “Fat Money” was sentenced Friday to 20 months in federal prison, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Raybon arrived at LAX and attempted to board a flight headed for Atlanta. He was selected for a routine luggage inspection by Transportation Security Administration officials.
Inside Raybon’s carry-on luggage, security officials discovered a Glock 9mm-caliber semiautomatic pistol and several rounds of ammunition.
Raybon then fled from TSA officers after the discovery, authorities said.
At the time, investigators said Raybon was in illegal possession of the pistol after being previously convicted of multiple felonies and a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence in Cook County, Illinois.
Raybon was later arrested and indicted by a federal grand jury in L.A.
In April 2024, he pleaded guilty to one federal count of being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm and ammunition. On Friday, he was sentenced to 20 months in federal prison.
“It is unlawful for a person convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence to ship, transport, receive, or possess a firearm or ammunition,” FBI officials said. “In addition, firearms are not permitted at checkpoints or in the secure area of airports, including in carry-on luggage or onboard aircraft.”
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