Report details law enforcement errors at Uvalde shooting, including officer failing to fire at gunman

The report says delays in taking down the gunman could have meant the difference between life and death for some of the wounded.

by Sanford Nowlin July 7, 2022May 20, 2025

The report says delays in taking down the gunman could have meant the difference between life and death for some of the wounded.

Members of law enforcement lay flowers at a makeshift memorial outside Robb Elementary School.

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Uvalde city and district police departments stop cooperating with school shooting probe

The development is the latest chaotic turn in the state’s attempt to explain law enforcement’s response to the shooting that killed 21 people.

by Sanford Nowlin June 1, 2022August 17, 2023

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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.

by Joshua Fechter and Reese Oxner, The Texas Tribune May 27, 2022August 17, 2023

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Report details law enforcement errors at Uvalde shooting, including officer failing to fire at gunman

Uvalde city and district police departments stop cooperating with school shooting probe

‘The wrong decision’: Texas DPS says local police made crucial error as school shooting continued