Plumbing 
Just before adjourning the April 22 city council meeting, Uvalde Mayor Pro Tem Everardo “Lalo” Zamora read a prepared statement seemingly acknowledging Uvalde Police Department failures on May 24, 2022, but did not outline any specific remedies apart from new police chief Homer Delgado’s ongoing review of policies and planned restructuring.
“We acknowledged the report was presented in such a way that did not foster the city’s effort to help the community heal,” Zamora said. “However, the bottom line is that members of our beloved community were not adequately protected that day by Uvalde Police Department.
“The Uvalde Police Department policies were outdated and the department lacked the proper training and equipment to protect our community. That is changing,” Zamora said.
He said Delgado is undertaking a detailed review of all department personnel, policies, procedures and training. He said the city will not commission another report like the one by investigator Jesse Prado. Rather they are focused on Delgado’s assessment of any changes needed to ensure the community is safe.
Shortly after the meeting began, Brett Cross demanded that council place the Prado report on a future agenda.
Zamora told Cross he would need to speak to lawyers for other Robb families, as well as city attorneys, for council to discuss the report in the future.
Uvalde Leader-News photo by Julye Keeble: Uvalde City Council members (from left) Steve Balke, Lalo Zamora, Hector Luevano, and Chip King.
