Uvalde Mass Shooting (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
During a press conference earlier today, Steven McGraw, the Texas Department of Public Safety Colonel, acknowledged the failure of local law enforcement to immediately enter the classroom door before the Uvalde mass shooting at Robb Elementary School when they were alerted thatSalvador Ramoswas actively shooting inside.Colonel McGraw also outlined the specific timeline of events leading up to the Uvalde mass shooting and the moments after.
Noting the national outrage at the local police response regarding the Uvalde mass shooting, Colonel Steven McGraw stated the following:
[We thought] there was time to retrieve thekeys and wait for a tacticalteam with the equipment to goahead and breach the door andtake on the subject. From the benefit of hindsight, where Im sitting now, of course, it was not the right decision. It was the wrong decision, period. Theres no excuse for that. But again, I wasnt there.
He continued, adding We believe there shouldhave been an entry as soon asyou can. When there’s an active shooter,the rules change. McGraw was hounded by angry parents who are holding theUvaldeauthorities responsible for not acting in time.
It was also revealed during the press conference that police officers initially drove right past Ramos as he was headed to the school and he was allowed to enter the school building without being stopped.
As more details emerge surrounding the Uvalde mass shooting, the criticism of the lack of police action in a timely manner continues to be an intensely heated topicand will likely continue for some time.
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