Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin finally answered questions from the media and victims' families amid growing outrage on the handling of the Robb Elementary school shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers.
That's what the parents of Robb Elementary fourth-grader Alithia Ramirez said about the police response and investigation into the death of their daughter and 20 others.
Her parents, Jessica Hernandez and Ryan Ramirez buried her on Sunday. Now they want answers, accountability and changes before they can move forward. Others have echoed Ramirez's feelings, calling Uvalde ISD Police Chief Pete Arrendondo a coward for not sending officers into the school while the gunman was still shooting.
Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin was present and finally answered questions from the media and victims' families amid the growing outrage.
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