AUSTIN, Texas — The chairman of a Texas House committee investigating the Uvalde school shooting indicated Tuesday that he would defy a local district attorney and release video from within Robb Elementary School to the public.
Lubbock Republican Rep. Dustin Burrows said on Twitter that he plans to show the more than hourlong video to victims’ families before releasing it to the public Sunday. The video depicts law enforcement in hallways of the school, but has been edited to remove footage of the shooter opening fire and police charging the 18-year-old gunman.
Burrows looks poised to defy Uvalde County District Attorney Christina Mitchell Busbee, who has barred the release of any video footage from the shooting citing an ongoing investigation. A chorus of state lawmakers, including Gov. Greg Abbott, have called on Busbee to release the video.
