2 criminal indictments issued in Uvalde school shooting investigation, source says
The identities of the two people indicted have yet to be revealed. Here's when we'll know more.
UVALDE, Texas —
A grand jury has issued two criminal indictments in the ongoing investigation into the 2022 shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, KVUE has confirmed from a source close to the investigation.
The indictment charges two people with Injury of a Child by Omission, a charge that is issued under Texas Penal Code when someone "intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, or with criminal negligence" causes a child bodily injury.
The indictments are sealed, meaning the public won't know who has been issued these indictments until the indictees turn themselves into police.
This development represents significant progress in the investigation that has lasted over two years and marks the first semblance of accountability for what was widely regarded as a botched law enforcement response to the shooting.
Parents and Uvalde residents have been asking for accountability for the officers involved for over a year – a call that grew in July 2022 when video obtained by KVUE showed officers pacing in the hall for more than an hour rather than immediately acting.
Many of those first responders are seen in the hallway for more than an hour before entering the classroom where the gunman was with victims, in what the Department of Justice said was a response filled with cascading errors.
The Uvalde City Council released a report that claimed all Uvalde officers were not at fault for the response.
The grand jury was originally convened by local prosecutor Christina Mitchell in January and has spent nearly six months reviewing a trove of evidence in the case including both oral and written statements – many from the officers who responded to the shooting.
State law prevents jurors from publicly confirming who received summons or how many were issued. Nine out of the 12 grand jury members are required to vote for indictment before any can be issued.
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