Only one officer from the scene of the deadliest school shooting in Texas history is known to be on leave. Authorities have still not released names of officers who for more than an hour milled in and out of a hallway near the adjoining fourth-grade classrooms where the gunman was firing. And nearly two months after the massacre, there's still disagreement about who was in charge.
There are signs impatience is growing: Hours after the video was published, residents shouted from their seats at a City Council meeting Tuesday, demanding to know whether officers who were at the shooting were still on the force or getting paid. Council members did not respond.Police are afforded formidable legal protections, set up with the idea that their jobs often require life-and-death judgement calls under great pressure.
Two officers approach the classrooms minutes after the gunman enters, then run back amid the sounds of gunfire. From there, minutes tick by and more gunshots from the classrooms are heard as additional officers from multiple agencies arrive. More than an hour passes before a team finally advances down the hallway, breaches the classrooms and ends the massacre.
That's just one example of inaccurate and conflicting statements given by authorities in the seven weeks since the shooting. Asked Wednesday if any officers should face discipline for their inaction, Abbott spokeswoman Renae Eze said the governor "believes it would be premature to decide any action" until investigations are complete.
So far, officials have only publicly confirmed one officer on leave: Pete Arredondo, the Uvalde school district police chief who also stepped down from his newly won City Council seat last month. He has disputed state police's characterization that he was in charge of the scene.
Every officer involved in this should be fired and prosecuted for homicidal neglect, or whatever the proper term for that is. Part of being a cop, especially in the US, means running into a war zone on command. If you can't, don't be a cop and let someone else have the badge
Chicken shits.
Some accountability would be nice!
Doesn’t seem right police are in hallway with guns and shields but standing around for an hour while a gunman murders children one police office can be seen using hand sanitizer what a joke
Definitive proof that the excuse 'a good guy with a gun' doesn't stop anything. It's time for a complete ban on the AR-15.
Officers on scene should be fired and charged. It was complete neglect of duty. They had a legal obligation to act and didn’t.
Alarming this could even happen. How do they live with themselves. They should punished to the max , and there should be a place to have that much accessibility to those assault rifles ! There is a problem with the thinking of guns in the States
No cops in this video... just a bunch of coward actors... smiling, checking Facebook, sanitizing hands... literally zero concern for what’s going on....
Who told them to stand down? (The same people who directed the suspect to act)
....every one of these guys should be fires.
Love how an officer had the audacity to sanitize his hands as they all hung out together. Keeping each other safe and since the bullet fear was gone, better protect vs covid too lmao mean while innocent children where losing their lives. America the 'great'.
The part where the guy sanitizes his hands…oh man
Those cops were a pure disgrace to a police force. Absolutely disgusting how long survivors had to wait to be rescued. I hope to god the TxDPS get sued for this. So beyond saddened for the families of those poor innocent victims 😪
The last 2 paragraphs are spot on
Stop hiring psychopaths. That might be a good start.
Yes and we don't know the whole story and cover up yet. Eventually the shit will hit the fan !
Cause hand sanitizer is a priority.
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