“Failure with Catastrophic Consequences” Police Inaction Allowed Texas Massacre to Continue
Source: Emma Tucker, CNN, May 29, 2022
Texas Department of Public Safety Col. Steven McCraw acknowledged errors in the police response.
The decision by police to wait before confronting the gunman at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde was a failure with catastrophic consequences, experts say. When it was all over 19 students and two teachers were dead.
While 18-year-old Salvador Ramos was inside adjoining classrooms, a group of 19 law enforcement officers stood outside the classroom in the school for roughly 50 minutes as they waited for room keys and tactical equipment, CNN has reported. Meanwhile, children inside the classroom repeatedly called 911 and pleaded for help, Texas officials said.
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