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Texas police admit to failed shooting response, say kids in room with gunman called 911

Texas police admit to failed shooting response, say kids in room with gunman called 911

Texas’s top public safety official said officers on the scene failed to follow protocol at the Uvalde elementary school shooting, with officers standing in the hallway as children in the classroom called 911 as their classmates were killed. At a Friday afternoon press conference, state Director of Public Safety Steven McCraw said that 19 officers stood in the hallway outside the fourth-grade classroom on Tuesday while students inside the room called 911 for help. McCraw said the on-site… Source link

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Three dead, gunman on the run in Texas shooting

At least three people have been killed at an apartment complex in a shooting incident in Austin, Texas, US authorities say. Austin police, calling the situation “an active shooting incident,” said they were searching for a suspect. “While a suspect is still at large, it appears this is a domestic situation that is isolated and there is no risk to the general public,” Austin police said on Twitter. Emergency responders say several people have been fatally shot in Great Hills Trail in Northwest… Source link

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