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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
National
Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Richard Winton and Hayley Smith

Police delays may have deprived Texas schoolchildren of lifesaving care, experts say

UVALDE, Texas — As the nation struggles to comprehend the horrors that unfolded Tuesday inside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, one of the biggest unanswered questions is whether anyone could have been saved.

Authorities have left the public with more questions than answers about the mass shooting that left 21 dead, and their timeline has shifted multiple times. At least 17 children were hospitalized with injuries, though it’s unclear how many of those survived.

According to the latest update provided Friday by the Texas Department of Public Safety, more than an hour elapsed between the time the shooter entered the school at 11:33 a.m. and the time law enforcement officers breached a locked classroom and killed him at 12:50 p.m.

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