Victims of deadly Texas elementary school shooting were inside one classroom, official says: Grief counselors, ministers and therapy dogs provided counsel and solace Wednesday to employees of the Uvalde, Texas, elementary school where a gunman's rampage killed 19 children and two teachers. Source 2b.
What happened here is horrific and I can't believe politicians are still wondering IF they should stop young people from getting easy access to high powered military style weapons!
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Frustrated onlookers, parents urged police to charge into Texas school and stop shooter. Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw said a Border Patrol tactical team shot the gunman 40 minutes to an hour after he opened fire on a school security officer, though the department said later that they could not give a solid estimate of how long the gunman was in the school or when he was killed. Source 7x.
While this is still top of mind for many, I really find it disappointing that it takes incidents like these for people to want to get laws put into place or to do anything involving changing how we do things, no matter what perspective a person has. With the relentless news cycle, eventually even this will become a faint blip in the minds of the American public. The very notion of that is rather depressing, really.
Department of Justice outlines inquiry into delayed police response to Uvalde school shooting. Attorney General Merrick Garland said a team, led by a contingent of outside experts, would seek information from all levels of law enforcement, witnesses and family members. The department's action comes as Congress struggles to address fresh calls for gun control and as a young Uvalde survivor recounted the horrific assault before a House committee. Source 4h.
Uvalde police response an 'abject failure' that ignored lessons from shootings, Texas top cop says. The head of the Texas Department of Public Safety testified to a state committee there was sufficient armed law enforcement at the Uvalde school massacre within three minutes of the suspect entering the school. Officers armed with rifles waited in a hallway about an hour while the gunman carried out the May 24 attack. Source 5w.
As time passes, we are learning more and more about the police's efforts to hide information about what really happened that day. I get the feeling they are trying to avoid a PR nightmare, but it's clear that it already is one.