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City of Uvalde releases more 911 audio, BWC video after lawsuit

The newly released media includes calls from bystanders, children inside the classrooms and a close relative of the shooter

By Joanna Putman
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UVALDE, Texas — City records related to the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting have been released following two years of litigation with a media coalition, ABC News reported.

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The released records include police body camera footage, 911 calls and other communications from Uvalde city officials and the police department regarding the school shooting and its immediate aftermath, according to the report.

Among the newly released materials is a 911 call made by the shooter’s uncle minutes after the shooting stopped, according to the report. The caller, identified as Armando Ramos, told the dispatcher that he might be able to persuade the 18-year-old shooter to surrender, saying, “I think he might listen to me.”

The records also contain a 911 call capturing the early moments of the shooting, with a man screaming, “Oh my God in the name of Jesus, he’s inside the school shooting at the kids.” Additionally, the release includes distressing calls for help from survivors, including fourth-grader Khloie Torres pleading, “Please hurry, there’s a lot of dead bodies... Please, I’m going to die.”

More than a dozen news organizations, including The Texas Tribune, ABC News and the Associated Press, had filed suit in 2022 after repeated denials of open records requests, according to the report. A judge ordered the release of the information at the conclusion of the litigation on July 8.

In June, former Uvalde school district police chief Pete Arredondo and school officer Adrian Gonzales were charged with felony counts of abandoning or endangering a child during the police response. Both have pleaded not guilty. No other responding law enforcement officers have been indicted.