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Uvalde Report: 376 Officers but ‘Egregiously Poor’ Decisions

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May 27, 2022; Uvalde, TX, USA; A City of Everman, TX police officer, left, and a constable from an undetermined county, pose for a photograph while accepting food delivered and picked up in the parking lot of the Uvalde Police Department in Uvalde, Texas. The Robb Elementary School in Uvalde was the scene mass shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers on May 24, 2022. Mandatory Credit: Jack Gruber-USA TODAY NETWORK

UVALDE, Texas (AP) — A report says nearly 400 law enforcement officials rushed to a mass shooting that left 21 people dead at a Uvalde elementary school. But “egregiously poor decision-making” resulted in a chaotic scene that lasted more than an hour before the gunman was finally confronted and killed. The report is the first to criticize both state and federal law enforcement, and not just local authorities in Uvalde, Texas, for the bewildering inaction at Robb Elementary School. The Texas House of Representatives report released Sunday says the gunman fired approximately 142 rounds inside the building and it is “almost certain” that 100 shots came before any officer entered. A hallway surveillance video also was released Sunday showing a hesitant and haphazard tactical response.

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