Shifting details deepen the pain after the killing of 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and other officials initially called their information preliminary. But the inconsistencies have rocked public faith.
An officer walks outside of Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on May 25.
But moments later, McCraw said it was likely that anywhere from 40 minutes to an hour transpired between the gunman's first shots and him being killed by a team led by a Border Patrol tactical unit. Still, McCraw said, officers"did engage immediately.... [and] saved other kids. They kept him pinned down. And we're very proud of that."
The first student called at 12:03, McCraw said — 30 minutes after the gunman entered, by his timeline. That's when as many as 19 officers were in the hallway outside the classroom. It wasn't until around 12:50 that a group of federal and local officers went after the gunman, McCraw said. By then, the same student who initially called 911 had called at least four more times.
."He walked in unobstructed initially." Escalon added,"he was not confronted by anybody, to clear the record on that."McCraw said the school officer actually drove past the gunman in the parking lot. He blamed the confusion on early interviews, saying police officers are vulnerable to stress like anyone else, and"sometimes witnesses get it wrong."
"That back door was propped open. It wasn't supposed to be propped open, it was supposed to be locked. And certainly the teacher that went back for her cellphone, had propped it open again. So that was an access point that the subject used," McCraw said., saying through an attorney that she removed a rock used to prop open the push-bar door after seeing the gunman, and that she ensured the door was shut.
. The teacher, whose grandson goes to Robb, was"devastated" when McCraw said she left the door propped open, Flanary said. When she contacted DPS about the issue, they affirmed her version of events, citing video recordings, Flanary added.. He added that the door should have locked automatically when it closed, but it didn't.Critical Incident Review
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