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May 15, 2023

ABC News Announces ‘20/20’ Documentary Chronicling Uvalde Community’s One-Year Journey After Robb Elementary School Tragedy

On May 24, 2022, a senseless tragedy occurred in Uvalde, Texas, when a teenager opened fire in an elementary school, resulting in the deaths of 19 fourth grade students and two teachers. Over the past year for ABC News’ “Uvalde: 365” initiative, ABC News’ Investigative Unit and “20/20” embedded in the community, following the families of victims and survivors of the Robb Elementary massacre as they cope with the loss of their loved ones and the inaction of the police, fight for justice, and try to begin their journey of healing. The documentary highlights personal stories of members of the community, including Felix Rubio, a deputy sheriff who resigned from his post, and his wife Kimberly, who moved their family to a different house because seeing their daughter’s bedroom was too much for her surviving children to bear; Caitlyne Gonzalez, 10, who travels across the country to fight for gun reform in the name of her friends who didn’t make it; Jazmin Cazares, who struggles to navigat

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February 10, 2023

ABC News Live presents special delving into the series of failures at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde

As part of ABC News’ ongoing “Uvalde: 365” series, ABC News Live will present a 30-minute special delving into the cascading series of law enforcement and other failures at Robb Elementary School on May 24, 2022. Through exclusive firsthand accounts of the events of the day along with body camera and surveillance footage, interviews with police who responded, and chilling audio and documents obtained by ABC News, “Crisis of Command” pieces together the 77 minutes it took for law enforcement to confront the gunman who laid siege to the classrooms where 19 children and two teachers were killed. As prosecutors in Texas gear up to announce if there are charges to be brought over the response that’s been called an “abject failure,” correspondent John Quiñones reports on the ground and sits down for emotional interviews with victims’ families, witnesses and officials conducting the investigation. “Crisis of Command” airs Monday, Feb. 13, at 8:30 p.m. EST/9:30 p.m. PST on ABC News Live. ABC

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