OAN Staff Avril Elfi
Tuesday, August 13, 2024 1:11 PM
Earlier, the uncle of Uvalde shooter Salvador Ramos, who killed 19 students and two teachers, said he pleaded with police to speak to his relatives to put a complete end to this horrific situation.
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According to new records and audio recordings released by the city, Salvador’s uncle, Armando Ramos, argued to officers that his nephew “always listened to what he had to say” and that if he could talk to him, he might be able to convince the shooter to drop his weapon and turn himself in.
“Maybe he’ll listen to me, because he listens to everything I say,” Ramos explained to the correspondent, “Maybe he can do something to step aside or turn himself in.”
He went on to tell the correspondent that Salvador was with him last night and had been in his room all night, and also said that his nephew was upset because his grandmother was “haunting” him.
“Oh, God, please don’t do anything stupid. I think he’s shooting kids,” Armando said in a panic on the phone.
May 24NumberOn January 14, 2022, Armando called 10 minutes after the shooting had stopped, but Ramos was already dead.
This weekend, Uvalde city officials released phone conversations and police footage from the May 24 massacre at Robb Elementary School.NumberIt will be released in 2022 after a lengthy legal battle.
after city officials refused to provide documents related to the shooting. Associated Press Other media organizations also filed lawsuits, and records were released in response.
Many have criticised the police response to the shooting as a “huge tactical and moral failure”, with nearly 400 officers waiting more than 70 minutes to confront the gunman.
Law enforcement teams consisting of 91 state troopers, about 150 U.S. Border Patrol agents, local police and school police waited in the hallways as desperate students inside classrooms kept calling 911 on their cellphones while parents outside pleaded for police to intervene.
The gunman was inside a classroom, pointing a gun at students and teachers, but disturbing and infuriating video taken from the scene showed officers roaming the hallways, some with rifles and bulletproof shields.
But at about 12:50 p.m., a tactical team finally entered the building and shot and killed Salvador Ramos.
Meanwhile, former Uvalde Schools Police Chief Pete Arredondo and former school employee Adrian Gonzalez have pleaded not guilty to numerous charges of child abandonment and child endangerment.
A state police officer in Uvalde, Texas, who was suspended over the controversy, was also reinstated this month.
Additionally, the victims’ parents have filed federal and state lawsuits against police, social media platforms, online gaming companies and the manufacturer of the rifle used by the shooter, and are calling for more police officers to be prosecuted.
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