Police chief who led the response to the school shooting in Uvalde had no radio at the scene, reports say
The revelation is the latest to point to deficiencies and missteps in authorities’ response to the shooting at Robb Elementary School.
By Joshua Fechter and Reese Oxner, The Texas Tribune
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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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