Kim Kardashian urges BOP to let incarcerated father of Uvalde victim attend funeral
02.06.2022 - 20:31
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the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting last week. Eliahana "Ellie" Cruz Torres was one of the 21 people killed (19 of which were elementary school children) after an 18-year-old entered Robb Elementary with an AR-15 and began firing. The girl's father, Eli Torres, is currently serving a 25-year sentence in Kentucky for drug trafficking, and he's desperate to attend his daughter's funeral. A chorus of sympathizers have pushed for Eli's temporary release, arguing that he's a nonviolent offender.
On Thursday, June 2, Kim joined the crowd, sharing a photo of 10-year-old Ellie on Twitter. This is Eliahana 'Ellie' Cruz Torres, 10 years old, and one of the 19 victims of the shooting in Uvalde, TX. Her family are desperately hoping that her father, who is incarcerated for a non violent drug offense, be granted temporary release so that he can attend her funeral.
pic.twitter.com/RJbSAomyuC"Her family are desperately hoping that her father, who is incarcerated for a non violent drug offense, be granted temporary release so that he can attend her funeral," Kim wrote. The reality TV star, who has been a big proponent of prison reform, continued, "So far their requests have been denied. I ask the @officialFBOP to grant Eli Torres temporary release so that he can say his last goodbye to his baby girl.
Every parent deserves that right."As of now, Eli's only option is to watch the funeral on a live stream from prison.In a chat with The Houston Chronicle, Ellie's dad expressed his desire to attend the funeral in person. He also theorized that things could have been different if he wasn't locked up."I could have prevented this from happening, somehow, some way, as a father. … I could have stopped it somehow.