Texas state police will investigate response to Uvalde massacre
Al JazeeraThe Texas Department of Public Safety has announced it will investigate the actions of state police officers during the Uvalde primary school massacre, as law enforcement’s slow response continues to prompt widespread outrage and demands for accountability. The agency said in a statement on Monday that the probe will determine “if any violations of policy, law, or doctrine occurred” during the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on May 24 that left 19 children and two teachers dead. The announcement came a day after an investigative committee from the Texas House of Representatives released a report detailing the “systemic failures” of law enforcement officials to respond to the attack. DPS Director Steve McCraw has called the Uvalde response an “abject failure”, and law enforcement officials have been roundly criticised by the victims’ family members, state legislators and the general public for their handling of the rampage.