UVALDE, Texas (AP) — The Justice Department said Sunday it will review the law enforcement response to the shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 students and two teachers dead.
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The review comes amid mounting pressure and questions about the shifting and at times contradictory information about what happened in the shooting last Tuesday at Robb Elementary School and how police responded.
Justice Department spokesman Anthony Coley said the review would be conducted in a fair, impartial and independent manner and that the findings would be made public.
The review is being conducted at the request of Uvalde’s mayor, officials said.
In a statement, Coley said the goal of the review is “to provide an independent account of law enforcement actions and response that day, and to identify lessons learned and best practices to help first responders prepare for and respond to active shooter events.”
Handling the review is the department’s Office of Community Policing Services.
Such a review is somewhat rare and most after-action reports that come after a mass shooting are generally compiled by local law enforcement agencies or outside groups.
Authorities revealed on Friday that students and teachers repeatedly begged 911 operators for help even as a police commander told more than a dozen officers to wait in a school hallway. Officials said the commander believed that the suspect was barricaded inside an adjoining classroom and that there was no longer an active attack.
The revelation caused more grief and raised new questions about whether more lives were lost because officers did not act faster to stop the gunman, who was ultimately killed by Border Patrol tactical officers.
Biden has not spoken publicly about the police response to the shooting.
We all know police messed up there . they waited to long to go in , while the guy was killing children … they took an oat to protect. Shame on them they all should be fired ,,,,
How many of these kids, even if not shot during that pause, bled out and died because these officers were afraid of a bad guy with a gun?
The cops knew they were outgunned with the 18 year old perp having an AR 15 which has far more firepower than their Glocks. Ever since the Sandy Hook shooting police forces have been trained to immediately enter and take out the shooter before treating or evacuating students. An hour’s wait to act is inexcusable.
This why we own guns.
Too many mistakes in judgement made
Biden’s DOJ ? Don’t trust them! will probably find it’s Trumps fold
Will the DOJ look into Lurch Kerry’s numerous violations of the Logan Act and his treasonous negotiations with the Iranian terror regime to undermine the Trump admins attempt to bring Iran to its knees.