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Families of Uvalde victims confront Texas’ police chief
1 year, 9 months ago

Families of Uvalde victims confront Texas’ police chief

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Family members of victims killed in the Uvalde school shooting confronted Texas’ police chief Tuesday in an emotional end to a day of protests at the state Capitol over gun laws. Velma Duran, whose sister Irma Garcia was one of two teachers killed at Robb Elementary School last May, scolded Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve …

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TIMELINE: Texas elementary school shooting, minute by minute
2 years, 5 months ago

TIMELINE: Texas elementary school shooting, minute by minute

Associated Press  

On May 24, a gunman fatally shot 19 children and two teachers in two adjoining classrooms at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. 11:50 a.m. — Body camera footage shows an unknown officer saying, “They need to get out of the hallway.” The state House report says Coronado replies: “Chief is in there. No one has made contact with him.” …

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Unlocked doors were ‘first line of defense’ at Uvalde school
2 years, 6 months ago

Unlocked doors were ‘first line of defense’ at Uvalde school

Associated Press  

The Uvalde massacre began after the 18-year-old gunman entered the school through a door that could only be locked from the outside then got inside a classroom that had a busted lock, experts testified Tuesday. When doors are not secure, “your first step, your first line of defense has now been eliminated,” said Ken Trump, the president of the National …

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Uvalde police could've ended rampage early on, says Texas top cop
2 years, 6 months ago

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

Firstpost  

Delays in the law enforcement response at Robb Elementary School have become the focus of federal, state, and local investigations Austin: 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 …

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Texas top cop: Uvalde police could’ve ended rampage early on
2 years, 6 months ago

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

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — 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 …

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Texas mass shooting: Mayor says Uvalde school to be demolished
2 years, 6 months ago

Texas mass shooting: Mayor says Uvalde school to be demolished

Al Jazeera  

A gunman killed 19 children and two teachers in an attack at the Texas school in May. The primary school in Uvalde, Texas where a gunman wielding a semi-automatic rifle fatally shot 19 students and two teachers will be demolished, the city’s mayor has said. The mayor’s announcement came several hours after a senior Texas official said the law enforcement …

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Uvalde school police chief is put on leave after mass shooting
2 years, 6 months ago

Uvalde school police chief is put on leave after mass shooting

LA Times  

Uvalde School Police Chief Pete Arredondo, third from left, at a news conference outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, two days after a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers. The Uvalde school district’s police chief was put on leave Wednesday following allegations that he erred in his response to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School that left …

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Onlookers urged police to charge into Texas school
2 years, 6 months ago

Onlookers urged police to charge into Texas school

Associated Press  

UVALDE, Texas — Frustrated onlookers urged police officers to charge into the Texas elementary school where a gunman’s rampage killed 19 children and two teachers, witnesses said Wednesday, as investigators worked to track the massacre that lasted upwards of 40 minutes and ended when the 18-year-old shooter was killed by a Border Patrol team. Go in there!” nearby women shouted …

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A dad’s anguish outside Texas school while shooting unfolded
2 years, 6 months ago

A dad’s anguish outside Texas school while shooting unfolded

Associated Press  

UVALDE, Texas — Javier Cazares raced to his daughter’s school when he heard there was a shooting, leaving his truck running with the door open as he ran into the school yard. Authorities initially said Ramos exchanged fire with a school police officer before entering the building, but they later said the officer was not actually on campus and “sped” …

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Official: Girl told 911 ‘send the police now’ as cops waited
2 years, 6 months ago

Official: Girl told 911 ‘send the police now’ as cops waited

Associated Press  

UVALDE, Texas — Students trapped inside a classroom with a gunman repeatedly called 911 during this week’s attack on a Texas elementary school, including one who pleaded, “Please send the police now,” as officers waited more than an hour to breach the classroom after following the gunman into the building, authorities said Friday. The commander at the scene in Uvalde …

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Texas shooting: Cops waited outside classroom as students begged for help
2 years, 6 months ago

Texas shooting: Cops waited outside classroom as students begged for help

Hindustan Times  

A top Texas security official on Friday revealed that students trapped inside a classroom of the elementary school repeatedly called 911 as officers waited more than an hour to breach the door after following the gunman into the building, news agencies reported. Steven McCraw, the head of the Texas Department of Public Safety, told a news conference that the commander …

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The Police Are Now Telling a Very Different Story About What Happened in Uvalde
2 years, 6 months ago

The Police Are Now Telling a Very Different Story About What Happened in Uvalde

Slate  

On Friday, Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steven C. McCraw offered the most complete timeline of Tuesday’s shooting at Robb Elementary School that left 19 children and two teachers dead. Indeed, as children in the classrooms under assault by shooter Salvador Ramos called 911 pleading for police to help, the chief of police of the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School …

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Texas shooting: Cops took 45 minutes to confront gunman, kids kept calling 911
2 years, 6 months ago

Texas shooting: Cops took 45 minutes to confront gunman, kids kept calling 911

Hindustan Times  

Nearly 20 officers stood in a hallway outside of the classrooms during this week's attack on a Texas elementary school for more than 45 minutes before agents used a master key to open a door and confront a gunman, authorities said Friday. The on-site commander believed the gunman, 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, was barricaded in a classroom at Robb Elementary School …

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Texas school shooting cops restrained parents trying to save their kids
2 years, 6 months ago

Texas school shooting cops restrained parents trying to save their kids

Daily Mail  

Texas officials have launched an investigation into the Uvalde police response to the shooting at Robb Elementary School on Tuesday after conflicting statements over whether cops fired at the gunman as he made his way inside. PICTURED: The 19 children and two teachers butchered by 18-year-old gunman Salvador Ramos in Texas Amerie Jo Garza, 10 Amerie Jo Garza, a fourth …

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Onlookers urged police to charge into Texas school
2 years, 6 months ago

Onlookers urged police to charge into Texas school

NPR  

Onlookers urged police to charge into Texas school Enlarge this image toggle caption Jae C. Hong/AP Jae C. Hong/AP UVALDE, Texas — Frustrated onlookers urged police officers to charge into the Texas elementary school where a gunman's rampage killed 19 children and two teachers, witnesses said Wednesday, as investigators worked to track the massacre that lasted upwards of 40 minutes …

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