Uvalde’s mayor announces resignation, nearly a month after police chief’s resignation announcement

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Uvalde Mayor Cody Smith has announced he will be stepping down to focus on his health after what he says are unexpected medical issues he has been experiencing.

FILE - Flowers and candles are placed around crosses on May 28, 2022, at a memorial outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, to honor the victims killed in the school shooting. A Texas prosecutor said a criminal investigation into police failures during the Uvalde school shooting will continue into 2024, pushing back expectations that a grand jury would convene before the end of the year.

“I want to thank members of the Uvalde community for their thoughts and prayers during my ongoing recovery from unexpected medical issues I have experienced in recent weeks,” Smith said in the announcement. “After much consultation and prayer, I have decided to resign as Mayor of the City of Uvalde to focus on my health.

Justice Department report on police response to deadly Uvalde school shooting shows failures in leadershipdefended the police department’s response to the attack at Robb Elementary School, but outraged some family members of the 19 children and two teachers who were killed.Christian Terry covered digital news in Tyler and Wichita Falls before returning to the Houston area where he grew up. He is passionate about weather and the outdoors and often spends his days off on the water fishing.

 

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