A Texas Department of Public Safety officer stands in front of crosses with the names of victims of the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, two days after the massacre in May 2022.
The families of 19 victims of the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting announced a settlement Wednesday with the city and county of Uvalde. They also announced a lawsuit against the Texas Department of Public Safety . The families are suing the 92 individual DPS officers who were there that day when hundreds of officers from local, state and federal agencies waited forMeanwhile, the families reached a settlement with the city for $2 million and Uvalde County for $2 million — both in the form of insurance payments.
The settlement included efforts to rebuild the Uvalde Police Department, to establish May 24 as an annual day of remembrance, to design a permanent downtown memorial and to continue mental health support services for the community. “Uvalde is a city in need of healing, and this settlement, the terms of which were reached through open, difficult conversations, is an important step forward in that process. The families we represent have every right to be distrustful and angry. I am in awe that, despite that, they agreed to find a way forward so this community can start to heal,” said Erin Rogiers, partner at Guerra LLP, an attorney for the families, along with Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder PC.
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