Judge sides with news organizations, orders release of Uvalde shooting records

KVUE and other news organizations requested police body camera footage, 911 calls, emails, text messages and more related to the shooting.It comes nearly two years after a coalition of news organizations filed a lawsuit after our open records requests about the shooting were repeatedly denied.A total of 21 lives were lost inside Robb Elementary School and many others were injured in late May when a gunman entered the school and opened fire.

KVUE and other news organizations requested police body camera footage, 911 calls, emails, text messages and other communications related to the shooting and subsequent investigation. Those records could give more insight into law enforcement's decision-making process during the mass shooting. The group includes NBC News, The New York Times Company, Gannett, Univision, the Texas Tribune and others. Eleven TEGNA stations are also part of the group, including KVUE-TV, KHOU-TV in Houston, WFAA-TV in Dallas and KENS-TV in San Antonio.

Uvalde County District Attorney Christina Mitchell had opposed releasing the records, saying it would harm the investigation into the shooting. Last month, Mitchell announced a grand juryLast year, a similar ruling from a Travis County state district judge ordered Texas DPS to release its records related to the shooting. DPS has appealed that decision and not yet released any records related to the investigation.

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