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Sneha Dey, Texas Tribune
Sneha Dey joined The Texas Tribune full time in 2022 after working in our newsroom as a reporting fellow. She is a graduate of Northwestern University, where she studied journalism, legal studies and creative writing. The New York native has previously worked for the Chicago Sun-Times, NPR and Chalkbeat. She has also served as editor in chief of The Daily Northwestern.
Uvalde parents’ anger and quest for answers persist after committee faults school and police
By: Sneha Dey, Texas Tribune and Uriel J. García, Texas Tribune - July 18, 2022
UVALDE — The loved ones of 21 people killed during Texas’ worst school shooting have spent weeks grieving their losses and begging officials for answers. But even after state officials publicly released the most comprehensive look yet at the Robb Elementary shooting and law enforcement’s painful delay in confronting the gunman, many relatives of the […]
U.S. Justice Department will review Uvalde response as furor mounts over law enforcement actions
By: Sneha Dey, Texas Tribune - May 30, 2022
The U.S. Department of Justice will review the law enforcement’s response to the Uvalde school massacre as local police face intense scrutiny for not acting quickly enough to confront the shooter. “The goal of the review is to provide an independent account of law enforcement actions and responses that day, and to identify lessons learned […]
21 killed at Uvalde elementary in Texas’ deadliest school shooting ever
By: Sneha Dey, Texas Tribune - May 25, 2022
Nineteen children and two adults were killed in a shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde County on Tuesday, making the massacre the deadliest school shooting in Texas’ history. “My heart is broken today,” Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Superintendent Hal Harrell said while holding back tears during a press conference Tuesday evening. “We’re a […]