UVALDE, Texas — Brett Cross spent his spring break unloading chairs from the bed of his truck. He’s not going to the river or a family outing — he’s taking a stand. Well, really taking a seat in front of the Uvalde Police Department.

He arrived at the police department at 11:33 a.m.

“We started this at 11:33 (a.m.). That’s when the first shots were fired that morning, and we didn’t sit the first chair down until 11:36 (a.m.),” Cross said. “11:36 is when the officers got there, and it was at that point when they decided they were gong to sit on their thumbs and not do anything.”

He says he’ll sit in front of the Uvalde Police Department until he gets justice for his son Uziyah Garcia and the 20 other lives taken at Robb Elementary on May 24, 2022.

Cross’ protest comes two months after the Department of Justice said law enforcement failed to protect students and teachers during the shooting.

“The law enforcement response on May 24th was unimaginable failure,” Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta said in January during a news conference in Uvalde. 

Cross says the DOJ report echoed what families said all along. 

“The main thing about that DOJ report is that it reinforced everything we have been saying for the past two years, and it has brought it to light, but still, where has that gotten us?” Cross explained.  

The DOJ report brought them a flicker of hope, only then to be quickly put out by the city’s private investigation — clearing local officers of any wrongdoing.

“Enough is enough. Y’all can expect to see me at the police station every day from sunup to sundown,” Cross said at Tuesday’s Uvalde City Council meeting.

Camping out for accountability isn’t new to Cross. In 2022, he stayed at Uvalde CISD headquarters for 10-straight days until the school district suspended its entire police department. 

Cross is now calling for three specific officers to be fired. 

“(Louis) Landry, (Javier) Canales and (Eduardo) Martinez, they had sufficient training. They knew this wasn’t a barricaded situation. They were there the whole time our children were screaming and bleeding out,” Cross said. 

A few days ago, Uvalde Police Chief Daniel Rodriguez resigned. His last day is April 6. 

Cross says he’s optimistic about the interim police chief, Homer Delgado, but he still isn’t ready to trust anyone. 

“But maybe, maybe he’s (Delgado) the man that will change some things,” Cross said.  

Cross still hasn’t moved from his chair and says he won’t until accountability is taken. 

“That was the time they sat down. This is the time I’m going to sit down except I’m going to make a difference,” Cross said. “I’m going to make a change whereas they failed.”