In first known action in criminal justice system, special grand jury to examine Uvalde response, newspaper reports CNN by Matthew Hilk 1/20/2024
A special grand jury was chosen in Uvalde, Texas, Friday to investigate the response to the 2022 massacre at Robb Elementary School, according to area newspapers.
A grand jury investigation would represent the first publicly known development within the criminal justice system amid all the investigations into the botched police response.
The San Antonio Express-News reports District Attorney Christina Mitchell told them the grand jury would review evidence related to the mass shooting, but declined to comment on any focus of the grand jury investigation. Jurors are expected to spend at least six months investigating the case, according to The Uvalde Leader-News.
CNN has reached out to the local prosecutor and court officials but has not yet received a response.
Reports of the grand jury empanelment comes a day after Attorney General Merrick Garland visited Uvalde and delivered a scathing US Justice Department review of the law enforcement response – but the two events may be unrelated. The Uvalde Leader-News reports a pool of potential grand jurors had previously been summoned to appear today.
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