Uvalde college capturing: ‘Critical failures’ in response as gunman left in classroom for greater than an hour
"Critical failures" delayed the police response to the 2022 capturing in Texas that killed 19 kids and two academics, in keeping with a damning US Department of Justice evaluation.The report discovered shortcomings in "leadership, decision-making, tactics, policy and training" led to a confused response to gunman Salvador Ramos at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde on 24 May.Officers ought to have instantly damaged into the classroom to confront the 18-year-old gunman - however as a substitute they handled him like a "barricaded subject" and left him inside with 33 pupils for 77 minutes."The resulting delay provided an opportunity for the active shooter to have additional time to reassess and reengage his deadly actions inside the classroom," the report added."It also contribut...









