New anguish in Uvalde, Texas as video shows police waiting in school
Posted: Jul 13, 2022 7:23 AM ET | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
The video published Tuesday by the Austin American-Statesman is a disturbing 80-minute recording of what has been known for weeks now about one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history: that heavily armed police officers, some armed with rifles and bulletproof shields, amassed in the hallway and waited more than an hour before going inside and stopping the May 24 slayings.
Others demanded consequences for police and more information in an investigation marked by confusing statements that have had to be retracted at times."Give these families some closure," said Daniel Myers, a pastor in Uvalde and family friend to one of the victims. "This has been the most unprofessional investigation or handling of it that I've ever seen in my life," Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin said in an interview with The Associated Press. "These families get blindsided constantly."
Officials said the 77 minutes of footage they are preparing to release this weekend does not contain images of children in the classroom. Dustin Burrows, a Republican who is leading the investigation, said after the video was posted by the Statesman that "watching the entire segment of law enforcement's response, or lack thereof, is also important."But the video alone does not answer all the questions that remain — nearly two months later — about the law enforcement response.
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