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Uvalde Shooting Reveals 'Cascading Failures' and Lack of Urgency: Justice Department Report

A memorial dedicated to the victims of the Uvalde shooting (Credit: CHANDAN KHANNA/Getty Images.)

The Department of Justice released on Thursday a report finding "cascading failures" in law enforcement's response to the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, where 19 children and two staff members were killed in 2022.

The lengthy report, extending over 600 pages, also concluded that police officers "demonstrated no urgency" in setting up a command post and didn't treat the situation as an active shooter one.

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