Some Texas lawmakers and advocates are concerned that law enforcement will use a legal loophole to block the release of information related to the Uvalde shooting.
The loophole was created in the 1990s to protect those wrongfully accused or whose cases were dismissed, according to Kelley Shannon, executive director of the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas. “It is meant to protect the innocent,” Shannon said. But she said that in some cases “it is being used and misused in a way that was never intended.”
“More than anything, the families of the Uvalde victims need honest answers and transparency,” Phelan tweeted. He said it would be “absolutely unconscionable” to deny information based on the “dead suspect loophole.” Arredondo has not responded to requests for comment from The Associated Press. In an interview with The Texas Tribune published Thursday, however,and assumed someone else had taken control.
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