Critical failures delayed police response to Texas shooting that killed 19 children, says Department of Justice review
Published: 18 January 2024 at 15:54
Politics
A US Department of Justice review has revealed that \"critical failures\" in leadership, decision-making, tactics, policy, and training led to a delayed and confused police response to the 2022 shooting in Uvalde, Texas, which killed 19 children and two teachers. Officers should have confronted the gunman immediately but instead treated him as a \"barricaded subject\", leaving him with 33 pupils for 77 minutes. The report also highlighted the authorities\' failure to provide accurate information to parents about their children\'s survival. US Attorney General Merrick Garland acknowledged the failures, stating that the victims and survivors deserved better.
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