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Uvalde’s acting police chief on day of school massacre placed on leave

Move announced as Texas House committee rleased report into mass shooting

The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2022

Report on Uvalde school shooting finds ‘systemic failures’ by law enforcement

Nearly 400 officers from myriad agencies went to the school, but were stymied by a lack of coordination, report details

The Guardian - US · Jul 17, 2022

Report on Uvalde school shooting describes 'egregiously poor decision-making'

Nearly 400 law enforcement officials rushed to a mass shooting at a Uvalde elementary school, but “egregiously poor decision-making” resulted in more than an hour of chaos before the gunman who took 21 lives was finally confronted and killed, according to a damning investigative report released Sunday.

France 24 · Jul 17, 2022

“Systemic failures” in Uvalde shooting went far beyond local police, Texas House report details

In total, 376 law enforcement officers descended upon the school, according to the most extensive account of the shooting to date. It says that better-equipped departments should have stepped up to fill a leadership void after the Uvalde schools police chief failed to take charge.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 17, 2022

Uvalde residents frustrated with officials over finger pointing, conflicting accounts and leaked video

Residents and victims’ families say the way local and state leaders are handling details about the state’s deadliest shooting is compounding their trauma and grief.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 16, 2022

TIMELINE: Texas elementary school shooting, minute by minute

On May 24, a gunman fatally shot 19 children and two teachers in two adjoining classrooms at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas

The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2022

Uvalde school shooting: CCTV captures moment SWAT officer uses hand sanitiser as gunman massacres children

CCTV has captured the moment SWAT teams wait in the corridorof a Texas school - with one using hand sanitiser - as a gunman massacres children and teachers leaving 21 dead.

Evening Standard · Jul 13, 2022

Officials finally agree to release surveillance footage from Uvalde mass shooting, report says

Victims’ families, the Uvalde mayor and the media have demanded to see the footage from the school hallway for weeks after it emerged that officers waited 77 minutes to bring the massacre to an end

The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2022

Uvalde mayor says police didn't get an early chance to end the school massacre

Mayor Don McLaughlin disputed a new report that alleges missed chances to quickly end the deadly May 24 attack at a Texas elementary school.

WEKU · Jul 8, 2022

Uvalde mayor disputes that police had shot at gunman outside

The mayor of Uvalde is disputing a new report alleging missed chances to quickly end a massacre at a Texas elementary school

The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2022