On May 24, 2022, an 18-year-old entered Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Over the course of 75 minutes, during which police stood idle nearby, he was left alone to kill 19 children and two teachers. On Tuesday, the Texas Senate held a special hearing on law enforcement’s response to the tragedy. Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw did not mince words, calling their actions “an abject failure.”
Over the course of the hearing, new information regarding how law enforcement handled the mass shooting was revealed — and each detail is more horrific and disturbing than the last. The accounts range from cowardice to incompetence, but all display the ineptitude of law enforcement officials who failed to protect their community.
