Texas school shooting

The last victim of the mass school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, was laid to rest Saturday. 10-year-old Uziyah Garcia was remembered for his contagious laugh, love of silly jokes, and sweet and outgoing nature.

The unidentified officers said they feared hitting children playing in the line of fire outside the school, the official told The New York Times.

The Texas school police chief criticized for his actions during one of the deadliest classroom shootings in U.S. history says in his first extensive published comments that he didn’t consider himself the incident commander as the massacre unfolded.

Cody Briseno said he has helped bury five children who died at that day, including a cousin.

As communities in Uvalde, Texas and in Buffalo, New York mourn the lives lost in the recent mass shootings, mayors from across New York state will be joining forces in an effort to put a stop to gun violence. The seven mayors who are going to be coming together later Tuesday morning are joining forces in the aftermath of what…

Jessica Cunnington reports.

Texas authorities acknowledged Friday that officers did not immediately enact a tactical response during a mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, despite 911 calls from students inside begging for help.

Tracie Strahan reports.

A relative of the Uvalde, Texas, gunman told NBC that her grandmother remains in critical condition and faces more surgery. The older woman was shot by the gunman before he set out on his rampage at the Robb Elementary School, where he also killed two teachers.

Tracie Strahan with the latest.

The 18-year-old was killed by law enforcement officials after attacking the elementary school

Security was top of mind for tri-state area parents and caregivers Wednesday as children went to school the day after the horrific mass shooting at a Texas elementary school that claimed the lives of 19 children and two educators.  New York City has been grappling with a spike in gun violence. Since the start of his administration, Mayor Eric Adams…

An 18-year-old gunman opened fire at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, killing 19 children in their last week of school before the summer break. Two adults were also killed, with many more injured in Tuesday’s massacre at Robb Elementary School. NBC New York’s team coverage.

Communities across the country are grappling with how to keep children safe and talk to them about the shooting.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and other state lawmakers have weakened Texas’ gun control laws in recent years, even after deadly shootings at a Walmart in El Paso, a high school in Santa Fe and a church in Sutherland Springs.

Former President Donald Trump was also scheduled to speak at the convention.

Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy took to the Senate floor Tuesday to address politicians and beg for change after a mass shooting resulted in the death of over 19 kids and two teachers at an elementary school in Texas.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott discusses the shooting at a Texas elementary school that left at least 14 students and 1 teacher dead.

By a number of measures, guns in schools remain a deadly danger as in-class learning that was paused during the coronavirus pandemic resumes.