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Law enforcement response in Uvalde shooting was 'abject failure,' official says

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Texas public safety chief Steve McCraw delivered blistering testimony at a state Senate hearing. He said police had enough officers on the scene of the Uvalde school massacre to have stopped the gunman three minutes after he entered the building. But instead they stood and waited in a hallway for over an hour before they finally stormed the classroom and killed the gunman. The May 24 attack that left 19 children and two teachers dead.

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Top Texas Cop: Uvalde Police Response Was 'Abject Failure'

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The head of the Texas state police pronounced the law enforcement response to the Uvalde school shooting an “abject failure,” telling lawmakers that there were enough officers and firepower on the scene to have stopped the gunman three minutes after he entered the building. Join our WhatsApp group Col. Steve McCraw […]

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Austin Daily Herald

Top Texas cop: Uvalde police response was 'abject failure' - Austin Daily Herald

AUSTIN, Texas — The head of the Texas state police pronounced the law enforcement response to the Uvalde school shooting an “abject failure,” telling lawmakers that there were enough officers and firepower on the scene to have stopped the gunman three minutes after he entered the building. Col. Steve McCraw also said officers would have […]The post Top Texas cop: Uvalde police response was ‘abject failure’ appeared first on Austin Daily Herald.

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The Union-Recorder

Texas top cop: Uvalde police could've ended rampage early on

Police had enough officers and firepower on the scene of the Uvalde school massacre to have stopped the gunman three minutes after he entered the building, and they would have found the door to the classroom where he was holed…

3 years ago·Milledgeville, United States

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Washington Times

Top Texas cop: Uvalde police response was ‘abject failure’

The head of the Texas state police pronounced the law enforcement response to the Uvalde school shooting an “abject failure,” telling lawmakers that there were enough officers and firepower on the scene to have stopped the gunman three minutes after he entered the building.

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WVUE FOX 8

Top Texas cop: Uvalde police response was ‘abject failure’

Col. Steve McCraw also said officers would have found the door to the classroom where the assailant was holed up unlocked if they had bothered to check it.

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KWQC TV6 News

Top Texas cop: Uvalde police response was ‘abject failure’

Col. Steve McCraw also said officers would have found the door to the classroom where the assailant was holed up unlocked if they had bothered to check it.

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