Questions continue to be raised about law enforcement’s response to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, where 19 children and two teachers were killed Tuesday.
A Texas official said Friday that while the 18-year-old gunman was inside adjoining classrooms, officers stood outside and did not act as they waited for a tactical team. It took more than an hour from when officers were first called to the school until the tactical team entered the locked classrooms and killed the gunman.
The state official said the school district police chief made the “wrong decision” not to have officers immediately try to break into the classroom and confront the shooter.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott said Friday he was “misled” by authorities’ inaccurate accounts of the massacre and is demanding a full account of what happened.
As the investigation continues, President Biden is scheduled to travel to Uvalde on Sunday to meet with the families of the victims and members of the community.
And despite calls and protests, the powerful National Rifle Association continued its convention with former President Trump as the featured speaker, in an event where guns were ironically banned.
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