Just in: Surveillance video from Uvalde school massacre shows armed police officers in body armor milling in the hallway for more than an hour while a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers.
UVALDE, Texas — A new wave of anger swept through Uvalde on Tuesday over surveillance footage of police officers in body armor milling in the hallway of Robb Elementary School while a gunman carried out a massacre inside a fourth-grade classroom where 19 children and two teachers were killed.is a disturbing 80-minute recording of what has been known for weeks now about one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S.
“You could’ve saved some lives. You could have held somebody’s hand as they were dying,” he said. “The parents could have seen them one last time as they were dying.” An investigative committee led by Texas lawmakers had earlier announced plans to show the video to Uvalde residents for the first time Sunday, in addition to sharing their findings after weeks of closed-door testimony from more than 40 witnesses.
Two officers approach the classrooms minutes after the gunman enters, then run back amid the sounds of gunfire.