Statement from Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin

I believe that Christina Mitchell, the District Attorney for the 38th Judicial District has
been involved in a cover-up regarding the City's investigation into the Robb School tragedy.

The city hired Mr. Jesse Prado of JPPI on July 21, 2022, approximately two months after the
shooting, to investigate the shooting regarding the actions of Uvalde Police Department
personnel.

Since then, D.A. Mitchell has refused to provide the city with all the information Mr. Prado has
requested, resulting in the City filing suit against her in her official capacity to obtain the
necessary information for Mr. Prado to complete the City's administrative investigation.

The initial lawsuit was dismissed because of the D.A. Mitchell promising to cooperate
with the City and Mr. Prado in providing the specific information he advised the D.A. he
needed.

She failed, once again, to keep her word.

The city had to file suit a second time, because D.A. Mitchell continues to block the City's
investigation.

We believe she is doing so, because her Chief Investigator, Shayne Gilland, was onsite on May
24 at Robb School and this taints her entire inquiry into any possible criminal conduct by law
enforcement.

Christina Mitchell should resign immediately. Since day one, we have called for transparency
from every agency that was there that day.

Local, state, and federal agencies, we are all adults and need to just lay the facts on the table.
It's been fifteen months since this tragedy, and I feel the families and our community deserve
answers.

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