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According to a preliminary assessment of the Robb Elementary School shooting, state investigators believe the decision to delay police entry into the classroom was made in order to allow time for protective gear to arrive on scene, an official briefed on a closed-door presentation by the head of the Texas Department of Public Safety tells ABC News.
Waiting for protective gear contradicts active shooter protocols that have been adopted by law enforcement agencies across the country over the last 20 years.
Texas Department of Public Safety Director Col. Steven McCraw met Thursday with Texas lawmakers in a lengthy closed-door session at the state capitol in Austin, during which he briefed them on his agency's ongoing review of the massacre that left 19 students and two teachers dead.
The DPS information is based, in part, on transcripts from 911 calls, dispatch audio, and body camera recordings, sources said. The review is ongoing and the DPS preliminary findings have not been made public.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/police-responding-to-uvalde-shooting-may-have-been-waiting-for-protective-gear/ar-AAYhyqP
madaboutharry
(40,149 posts)I dont know how they look at themselves in the mirror.
tenderfoot
(8,424 posts)Withywindle
(9,988 posts)Completely useless when real shit goes down. Should have bought them some cheap Batman costumes from Spirit Halloween, the town could have saved a lot of money and the effect would have been the same.
Deuxcents
(15,776 posts)Iggo
(47,486 posts)Look, cowards. We all know what happened. You cowered in fear while children were begging you for help. Stop looking for an easy out. There isnt one.
The way I see it, you have two options:
1. Resign. Move away. Change your name.
2. Do the other thing.
Diablo del sol
(424 posts)There are pictures of them out front in Body Armor