The Texas Department of Public Safety previously said local police made key errors. A specialized team of federal officers didn’t enter the school until more than an hour after the shooter arrived at the school.
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‘Do something!’ Biden is urged as he leaves Uvalde church
Facing yet another community grieving after a mass shooting, the president replied, ‘We will.’ But Congress hasn’t managed to change gun policy for decades.
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Before massacre, Uvalde gunman frequently threatened teen girls online
Young people who met the alleged gunman online said he had threatened to kidnap, rape or kill. But they said their reports were ignored and that his kind of angry misogyny was just “how online is.”
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“The wrong decision”: Texas DPS says local police made crucial error as school shooting continued
Uvalde’s local incident commander thought the active shooting had stopped and that the gunman had barricaded himself inside the school. Inside, the killing continued.
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21 lives lost: Uvalde victims were a cross-section of a small, mostly Latino town in South Texas
Loving children and beloved educators were killed at Robb Elementary School on May 24 in the deadliest school shooting in Texas history.
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TribCast: Another terrible week in Texas
On this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with James and Jolie about the mass shooting at Robb Elementary and whether anything will be done to prevent another one.
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Gov. Greg Abbott says he was misled about poor police response to Uvalde shooting
“I am livid about what happened,” the governor said at a tense press conference in Uvalde. “The information I was given turned out, in part, to be inaccurate, and I am absolutely livid about that.”
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Watch live: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to address Uvalde school shooting investigation at 3:30 p.m. CT
Abbott’s press conference follows a morning briefing from top law enforcement who admitted local police made a crucial error as the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde continued.
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Greg Abbott, Dan Patrick cancel in-person NRA convention appearances in wake of Uvalde mass shooting
The Republican governor will still be seen in prerecorded remarks at the organization’s annual meeting, which begins Friday in Houston.
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Authorities took an hour to stop Uvalde gunman, raising questions about law enforcement response
Officials clarified the timeline of the shooting Thursday after giving varying accounts. They refused to answer many questions about the tactics.
