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Justice Department report finds 'cascading failures' and 'no urgency' during Uvalde, Texas, shooting

The report highlights problems including inadequate training, technology, and leadership that contributed to the prolonged crisis. Students called 911 while parents begged officers to enter the classrooms.
Despite little new information revealed, the report does not recommend charging officers with crimes for their delayed response in stopping the shooter.
The Justice Department's investigation into the school shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas reveals law enforcement failures and communication breakdowns.

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Washington Examiner

DOJ calls law enforcement response to Uvalde school shooting 'a failure'

(The Center Square) – A long-awaited report from U.S. Department of Justice released Thursday found widespread problems with law enforcement officers’ response to the mass school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. A gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, 2022. The Justice Department report provided the most thorough examination yet as to what happened inside the school. The 610-page report det…

1 year ago·Washington, United States

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Florida Capital Star

Uvalde School Shooting Response Had 'No Urgency,' Plagued with 'Cascading Failures': DOJ Report - The Florida Capital Star

by Madeleine Hubbard The mass shooting that killed 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, could have been stopped sooner if it were not for significant law enforcement failures, according to a scathing Justice Department report released Thursday. Police had “cascading failures” in their response to the shooting on May 24, 2022, according to a nearly 600-page federal report, which slams first responders for a lack of …

1 year ago·Florida, United States

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Conservative Daily News

‘Cascading Failures’: DOJ Finds Police Botched Response To Uvalde Shooting

by Nick Pope at CDN - The Department of Justice (DOJ) released a highly-anticipated report that sharply criticized the law enforcement response to the May 2022 school shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Thursday. The report detailed “cascading failures of leadership” in the police response to the situation as it unfolded, establishing that … Click to read the rest HERE-> ‘Cascading Failures’: DOJ Finds Police Botched Respon…

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MSNBC

'Imagine if these cops had not been afraid': DOJ report reveals Uvalde response failure

MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell speaks to Texas State Senator Roland Gutierrez, who represents Uvalde, Texas, about the Justice Department’s newly released report detailing the extent of Texas law enforcement’s failure in the response to the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting that killed 19 students and two teachers.

1 year ago·United States

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Daily Kos

'Cascading failures': DOJ blasts law enforcement’s botched response to Uvalde school shooting

By Lomi Kriel, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica, and Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune Sign up for The Brief , The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that ...

1 year ago·United States

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The Lufkin News

'Cascading failures': Justice Department blasts law enforcement’s botched response to Uvalde school shooting

UVALDE — Law enforcement agencies across the country should immediately prioritize active shooter training, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said Thursday as he released a scathing report about the handling of the 2022 massacre in Uvalde in which lives could…

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