REPORT: A total of 376 officers responded to the Robb Elementary School shooting and that the failure of police to go into the classroom while a gunman killed children inside was the result of “systemic failures and egregious poor decision making.”
was the result of"systemic failures and egregious poor decision making" among every law enforcement agency that responded, according to a highly anticipated report by Texas lawmakers released Sunday.
Initial accounts had placed the blame for the delay in the response largely on Uvalde school police commissioner, the incident commander who Texas Public Safety Commissioner Steven McCraw said was responsible for the law enforcement response. But Sunday's report said the failure extended beyond Arredondo.
"The void of leadership could have contributed to the loss of life as injured victims waited over an hour for help, and the attacker continued to sporadically fire his weapon," the report said. The report also said that there was a"relaxed vigilance" on the school campus about intruders, with at least one classroom being known for being unlocked. On the day of the shooting, no one had locked the three exterior doors
Law enforcement officials conducted interviews with family members, examined data on the shooter's phone and provided testimony to Texas lawmakers. He shot his grandmother before the attack on the school.
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