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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The Guardian

Uvalde shootings: police response an ‘abject failure’, Texas safety chief says

Steve McCraw condemns local police chief Pedro Arredondo for ‘deciding to place the lives of officers over the lives of children’

9 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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CBC News

Uvalde school shooting response an 'abject failure,' Texas public safety chief testifies | CBC News

Law enforcement authorities had enough officers on the scene of the Uvalde school massacre to have stopped the gunman three minutes after he entered the building, the Texas public safety chief testified Tuesday, pronouncing the police response an "abject failure."

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The Independent

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Steve McCraw, director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, gave damning testimony on Tuesday morning saying that ‘terrible decisions were made’ by Uvalde School District Police Chief Pete Arredondo

9 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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USA Today

Uvalde police response an 'abject failure' that ignored lessons from shootings, Texas top cop says

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9 months ago·United States

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Associated Press News

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

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — 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 up unlocked if they had bothered to check it, the head of the Texas state police testified Tuesday, pronouncing the law enforcement response an “abject failure.”

9 months ago·United States

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abc News

Texas top cop: Uvalde police response an 'abject failure'

The head of the Texas Department of Public Safety says three minutes after a gunman entered a school where he slaughtered 19 elementary students and two teachers there was sufficient armed law enforcement on scene to stop the gunman

9 months ago·United States

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