Media outlets sue Uvalde officials for not releasing school shooting records

More than a dozen media outlets are suing officials in Uvalde, Texas, for not publish records about the elementary school shooting in May in which 21 people were killed.

The outlets are asking a court to force the school district, city and sheriff's department to turn over information, including 911 recordings and personnel records relating to the May 24 Robb Elementary School Shooting in which 19 children and two teachers died.

"The obfuscation and inaction have only prolonged the pain of victims, their families and the community at large, all of whom continue to cry out for transparency regarding the events of that day," states the lawsuit filed Monday in Uvalde County.

The Texas Attorney General’s Office has said Uvalde authorities may not withhold all documents, according to the Associated Press, one of the plaintiffs in the suit.

Other plaintiffs include The New York Times, The Washington Post, NBC and ABC.

The organizations previously filed requests under Texas open record laws, but Uvalde officials said they could not release the information due to the ongoing investigation.

Uvalde law enforcement is already under scrutiny for waiting over 70 minutes to neutralize the alleged gunman.

The case follows another lawsuit filed earlier this month in which multiple news organizations accused the Texas Department of Public Safety of illegally withholding records about the massacre.