The families of 17 children killed and two children injured in the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas, announced on Wednesday that they had reached a $2 million settlement with the city under which city leaders promised higher standards and better training for local police.
“For two long years, we have languished in pain and without any accountability from the law enforcement agencies and officers who allowed our families to be destroyed that day,” said Veronica Luevanos, whose daughter Jailah and nephew Jayce were killed, at a news conference. “This settlement reflects a first good faith effort, particularly by the City of Uvalde, to begin rebuilding trust in the systems that failed to protect us.”
