The district attorney said she feared the information’s release would jeopardize...
Christina Mitchell Busbee, 38th Judicial District attorney, listens during a press conference with state leaders, including Gov. Greg Abbott, on Friday, May 27, 2022, at Uvalde High School in Uvalde.Uvalde County District Attorney Christina Mitchell Busbee on Thursday fought the release of records related to the May 24 massacre at Robb Elementary School, saying such a move would compromise the ongoing investigation into the shooting and law enforcement actions that day.
The district attorney said she feared the information’s release would jeopardize criminal charges she may pursue down the line, and “we would lose a lot of cooperation” from witnesses. “We just have to get to the place where the public gets the transparency and gets all of the documents that are out there,” Gutierrez, whose district includes Uvalde, told the court.
Busbee said the release of some videos and documents related to the shooting has already negatively impacted the Uvalde community and law enforcement investigations. One witness changed her testimony after reading a Texas House committee’s initial findings on the shooting, Busbee said, and last month’sVideo shows hour-plus wait to enter classrooms during Uvalde massacre
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