UVALDE, Texas -- The Justice Department said Sunday it will review the law enforcement response to the shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 students and two teachers dead.The review comes amid mounting pressure and questions about the shifting and, at times, contradictory information about what happened in the shooting last Tuesday at Robb Elementary School and how police responded.
Justice Department spokesman Anthony Coley said the review would be conducted in a fair, impartial, and independent manner and that the findings would be made public.Police inaction moves to center of Uvalde shooting investigation In a statement, Coley said the goal of the review is"to provide an independent account of law enforcement actions and response that day and to identify lessons learned and best practices to help first responders prepare for and respond to active shooter events."Such a review is somewhat rare and most after-action reports that come after a mass shooting are generally compiled by local law enforcement agencies or outside groups.
Authorities revealed on Friday that students and teachers repeatedly begged 911 operators for help even as a police commander told more than a dozen officers to wait in a school hallway. Officials said the commander believed that the suspect was barricaded inside an adjoining classroom and that there was no longer an active attack.
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Response time was totally unacceptable 😟I’m not into shaming our police force but these guys dropped the ball. 😭
Law enforcement failed those children and teachers. A case of the “good guys with guns” who did absolutely nothing.