The unusual scene inside the Capitol happened hours after gun control supporters rallied outside.
Duran briefly brought the hearing to a halt as she yelled from her seat to McCraw over law enforcement officers who had an AR-15-style rifle inside the fourth-grade classroom.
McCraw briefly leaned over to Duran, but it was not clear what he said before walking out of the committee room. A spokesman for DPS did not immediately return a request seeking comment Tuesday about encounters with the family members of victims.
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