Texas school shooting: Families of students injured in Uvalde take legal action

UVALDE, Texas — Families of students injured in the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas, are taking legal action.

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CBS News says the families of four students who were injured in the elementary school shooting that killed 19 students and two teachers on May 24, have gone to court. Those four children suffered gunshot wounds among other injuries.

According to CBS News, the families’ attorney, Thomas J. Henry, is investigating multiple angles around the shooting including how Salvador Ramos, 18, purchased the guns, how he was able to get into the school, the law enforcement response, and red flags from Ramos’ past, among other details.

The Washington Post says the family is suing Ramos. Since Ramos died after the shooting, the lawsuit names his mother, Adriana M. Reyes, as a possible defendant.

According to ABC News, a Uvalde survivor, Miah Cerrillo, 11, is expected to testify at the House committee hearing on Wednesday. She will be joined by families of the victims of the Uvalde shooting and the shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, along with first responders from both shootings and gun control advocates.

Cerrillo told CNN that she put her hand in blood from her classmates, smeared it on herself and played dead so she could survive.

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Academy Award-winning actor Matthew McConaughey, a native of Uvalde, spoke at the White House briefing on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Associated Press. Following the shooting, McConaughey and his wife spent time speaking with the families affected by the shooting and was able to speak on their behalf in a 22-minute speech. He shared some of their personal stories, acknowledged that “gun legislation will not end mass shootings,” and provided some suggestions that could possibly one day lead to fewer similar tragedies such as mental health, safer schools, family values and responsible gun ownership, according to the AP.

“We want secure and safe schools, and we want gun laws that won’t make it so easy for the bad guys to get the damn guns,” McConaughey said, according to the AP. McConaughey called on Congress to “reach a higher ground” and pass new gun control legislation in honor of those who lost their lives as a result of the shooting.

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Matthew McConaughey address White House press briefing on gun violence Matthew McConaughey, a native of Uvalde, Texas, talks about the mass shooting in Uvalde as he joins White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre for the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) (Susan Walsh/AP)

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