A report released Thursday by President Biden's Department of Justice (DOJ) cited “cascading failures of leadership” in the Uvalde Police Department's response to the May 24, 2022, shooting at Robb Elementary School.
texas tribune I got it. The Uvalde attacker reportedly purchased two rifles legally a few days before the shooting. He used one of his rifles during the attack, killing 19 children and two adults.
WATCH — HARD TO WATCH: Uvalde Police Officer Stops to Sanitize Hands:
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On January 18th, new york times report The Justice Department said the Uvalde Police Department's response was substandard, finding that its “most significant failure” was the decision to treat the incident as a barricade incident rather than a shooting incident.
of washington post Attorney General Merrick Garland was quoted as commenting on the Justice Department report, saying, “This report shows that law enforcement agencies follow generally accepted practice in active shooter situations, “We conclude that if the shooter had been stopped immediately after the attack, lives would have been saved and people would have been saved.” Survived. ”
WATCH — Disturbing new footage shows Uvalde police response failures:
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On June 20, 2022, Breitbart News noted that officers were inside the elementary school 19 minutes after the attack began, but did not enter the classroom where the attacker was until “nearly another hour,” according to KVUE. did.
BREAKING NEWS: New video and other evidence shows multiple police officers were inside Robb Elementary School with rifles and at least one bulletproof shield at 11:52 a.m. on the day of the shooting. They did not enter the classroom for another 58 minutes.Find out more soon @politician and @KVUE. 1/2 pic.twitter.com/0BcYgq2hcQ
— Tony Plohetski (@tplohetski) June 20, 2022
“As a result of failures in leadership, training, and policy, law enforcement officers remained outside and 33 students and three teachers, many of whom were shot, were trapped in a room with the shooter for more than an hour,” Garland said. '', he emphasized. ”
The Department of Justice report said it is believed that some of the police failures resulted in 40 minutes wasted searching for the keys to the classroom area, which remained unlocked the entire time.
Attention — Maher: “It wouldn't have mattered what kind of gun he had” Uvalde Shooter had:
The report states: It requires courageous action and stability in a chaotic environment. …This leadership has been missing from the law enforcement response at Robb Elementary School for far too long. ”
Deputy Attorney General Vanita Gupta grimly added: We can't take our eyes off what happened here. We cannot take our eyes off these children. ”
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