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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.
Published 9 months ago · Uvalde, United States

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