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Uvalde mom sues police, gunmaker in school massacre

The gravesite of 10-year-old Eliahna Torres, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, is shown with seasonal decorations. Sandra Torres, the mother of Eliahna Torres, filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) This undated photo provided by Sandra Torres shows her daughter Eliahna Torres, 10, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Sandra Torres filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) This undated photo provided by Sandra Torres shows her daughter Eliahna Torres, 10, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Sandra Torres filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) The gravesite of 10-year-old Eliahna Torres, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, is shown with seasonal decorations. Sandra Torres, the mother of Eliahna Torres, filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) This undated photo provided by Sandra Torres shows her daughter Eliahna Torres, 10, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Sandra Torres filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) This undated photo provided by Sandra Torres shows her daughter Eliahna Torres, 10, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Sandra Torres filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) The gravesite of 10-year-old Eliahna Torres, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, is shown with seasonal decorations. Sandra Torres, the mother of Eliahna Torres, filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) This undated photo provided by Sandra Torres shows her daughter Eliahna Torres, 10, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Sandra Torres filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) This undated photo provided by Sandra Torres shows her daughter Eliahna Torres, 10, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Sandra Torres filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) The gravesite of 10-year-old Eliahna Torres, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, is shown with seasonal decorations. Sandra Torres, the mother of Eliahna Torres, filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) This undated photo provided by Sandra Torres shows her daughter Eliahna Torres, 10, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Sandra Torres filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) This undated photo provided by Sandra Torres shows her daughter Eliahna Torres, 10, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Sandra Torres filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) The gravesite of 10-year-old Eliahna Torres, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, is shown with seasonal decorations. Sandra Torres, the mother of Eliahna Torres, filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) This undated photo provided by Sandra Torres shows her daughter Eliahna Torres, 10, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Sandra Torres filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) This undated photo provided by Sandra Torres shows her daughter Eliahna Torres, 10, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Sandra Torres filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) The gravesite of 10-year-old Eliahna Torres, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, is shown with seasonal decorations. Sandra Torres, the mother of Eliahna Torres, filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) This undated photo provided by Sandra Torres shows her daughter Eliahna Torres, 10, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Sandra Torres filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) This undated photo provided by Sandra Torres shows her daughter Eliahna Torres, 10, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Sandra Torres filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) The gravesite of 10-year-old Eliahna Torres, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, is shown with seasonal decorations. Sandra Torres, the mother of Eliahna Torres, filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) This undated photo provided by Sandra Torres shows her daughter Eliahna Torres, 10, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Sandra Torres filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) This undated photo provided by Sandra Torres shows her daughter Eliahna Torres, 10, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Sandra Torres filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) The gravesite of 10-year-old Eliahna Torres, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, is shown with seasonal decorations. Sandra Torres, the mother of Eliahna Torres, filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) This undated photo provided by Sandra Torres shows her daughter Eliahna Torres, 10, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Sandra Torres filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) This undated photo provided by Sandra Torres shows her daughter Eliahna Torres, 10, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Sandra Torres filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) The gravesite of 10-year-old Eliahna Torres, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, is shown with seasonal decorations. Sandra Torres, the mother of Eliahna Torres, filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) This undated photo provided by Sandra Torres shows her daughter Eliahna Torres, 10, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Sandra Torres filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) This undated photo provided by Sandra Torres shows her daughter Eliahna Torres, 10, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Sandra Torres filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) The gravesite of 10-year-old Eliahna Torres, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, is shown with seasonal decorations. Sandra Torres, the mother of Eliahna Torres, filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) This undated photo provided by Sandra Torres shows her daughter Eliahna Torres, 10, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Sandra Torres filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) This undated photo provided by Sandra Torres shows her daughter Eliahna Torres, 10, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Sandra Torres filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) The gravesite of 10-year-old Eliahna Torres, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, is shown with seasonal decorations. Sandra Torres, the mother of Eliahna Torres, filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) This undated photo provided by Sandra Torres shows her daughter Eliahna Torres, 10, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Sandra Torres filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) This undated photo provided by Sandra Torres shows her daughter Eliahna Torres, 10, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Sandra Torres filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) The gravesite of 10-year-old Eliahna Torres, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, is shown with seasonal decorations. Sandra Torres, the mother of Eliahna Torres, filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) This undated photo provided by Sandra Torres shows her daughter Eliahna Torres, 10, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Sandra Torres filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) This undated photo provided by Sandra Torres shows her daughter Eliahna Torres, 10, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Sandra Torres filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) The gravesite of 10-year-old Eliahna Torres, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, is shown with seasonal decorations. Sandra Torres, the mother of Eliahna Torres, filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) This undated photo provided by Sandra Torres shows her daughter Eliahna Torres, 10, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Sandra Torres filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) This undated photo provided by Sandra Torres shows her daughter Eliahna Torres, 10, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Sandra Torres filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) The gravesite of 10-year-old Eliahna Torres, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, is shown with seasonal decorations. Sandra Torres, the mother of Eliahna Torres, filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) This undated photo provided by Sandra Torres shows her daughter Eliahna Torres, 10, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Sandra Torres filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) This undated photo provided by Sandra Torres shows her daughter Eliahna Torres, 10, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Sandra Torres filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) The gravesite of 10-year-old Eliahna Torres, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, is shown with seasonal decorations. Sandra Torres, the mother of Eliahna Torres, filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) This undated photo provided by Sandra Torres shows her daughter Eliahna Torres, 10, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Sandra Torres filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) This undated photo provided by Sandra Torres shows her daughter Eliahna Torres, 10, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Sandra Torres filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) The gravesite of 10-year-old Eliahna Torres, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, is shown with seasonal decorations. Sandra Torres, the mother of Eliahna Torres, filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) This undated photo provided by Sandra Torres shows her daughter Eliahna Torres, 10, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Sandra Torres filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) This undated photo provided by Sandra Torres shows her daughter Eliahna Torres, 10, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Sandra Torres filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) The gravesite of 10-year-old Eliahna Torres, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, is shown with seasonal decorations. Sandra Torres, the mother of Eliahna Torres, filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) This undated photo provided by Sandra Torres shows her daughter Eliahna Torres, 10, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Sandra Torres filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) This undated photo provided by Sandra Torres shows her daughter Eliahna Torres, 10, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Sandra Torres filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) Sandra Torres, the mother of a girl who was one of 19 students and two teachers killed in the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, poses for a photo at her attorney's office, Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, in San Antonio, where she filed a federal lawsuit against the school district, police, city and the maker of the gun used in the slaying. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) The gravesite of 10-year-old Eliahna Torres, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, is shown with seasonal decorations. Sandra Torres, the mother of Eliahna Torres, filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) This undated photo provided by Sandra Torres shows her daughter Eliahna Torres, 10, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Sandra Torres filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) This undated photo provided by Sandra Torres shows her daughter Eliahna Torres, 10, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Sandra Torres filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) Sandra Torres, holds a photo of her daughter Eliahna, who was one of 19 students and two teachers killed in the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, at her attorney's office, Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, in San Antonio, where she filed a federal lawsuit against the school district, police, city and the maker of the gun used in the slaying. The gun manufacturer claim filed with the group Everytown for Gun Safety is part of a new legal push nationally to hold firearms makers accountable in mass shootings despite federal laws that grant broad immunity by focusing on marketing. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) The gravesite of 10-year-old Eliahna Torres, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, is shown with seasonal decorations. Sandra Torres, the mother of Eliahna Torres, filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) This undated photo provided by Sandra Torres shows her daughter Eliahna Torres, 10, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Sandra Torres filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) The gravesite of 10-year-old Eliahna Torres, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, is shown with seasonal decorations. Sandra Torres, the mother of Eliahna Torres, filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) This undated photo provided by Sandra Torres shows her daughter Eliahna Torres, 10, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Sandra Torres filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) This undated photo provided by Sandra Torres shows her daughter Eliahna Torres, 10, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Sandra Torres filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) The gravesite of 10-year-old Eliahna Torres, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, is shown with seasonal decorations. Sandra Torres, the mother of Eliahna Torres, filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) This undated photo provided by Sandra Torres shows her daughter Eliahna Torres, 10, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Sandra Torres filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) This undated photo provided by Sandra Torres shows her daughter Eliahna Torres, 10, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Sandra Torres filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) The gravesite of 10-year-old Eliahna Torres, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, is shown with seasonal decorations. Sandra Torres, the mother of Eliahna Torres, filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) This undated photo provided by Sandra Torres shows her daughter Eliahna Torres, 10, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Sandra Torres filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) This undated photo provided by Sandra Torres shows her daughter Eliahna Torres, 10, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Sandra Torres filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) The gravesite of 10-year-old Eliahna Torres, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, is shown with seasonal decorations. Sandra Torres, the mother of Eliahna Torres, filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) This undated photo provided by Sandra Torres shows her daughter Eliahna Torres, 10, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Sandra Torres filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) This undated photo provided by Sandra Torres shows her daughter Eliahna Torres, 10, who was one of 19 children and two teachers massacred at their elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Sandra Torres filed a federal lawsuit Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sandra Torres via AP) FILE - People hold up pictures of Eliahna Torres as they parade in a large group through Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery in Uvalde, Texas, Nov. 2, 2022, to visit the gravesites of Robb Elementary massacre victims and observe Día de los Muertos together. Sandra Torres, the mother of Eliahna Torres who was one of 19 children and two teachers killed in the school shooting in Uvalde, filed a federal lawsuit on Monday, Nov. 28, against the police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sam Owens/The San Antonio Express-News via AP, File) FILE - Sandra Cruz Torres, mother of Robb Elementary massacre victim Eliahna Torres, chats with Beto O'Rourke, Democratic candidate running for governor, as Cruz and her family celebrate Día de los Muertos at Torres' gravesite in Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery in Uvalde, Texas, Nov. 2, 2022. Sandra Cruz Torres filed a federal lawsuit on Monday, Nov. 28, against the police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. (Sam Owens/The San Antonio Express-News via AP, File)