Following the horrific shooting at Robb Elementary School on May 24, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas, police officers speak outside the school. According to reports, the shooter was shot and killed by police after killing 19 students and 2 adults. (Picture courtesy of Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
The report claims that at 11:37 a.m., Maldonado was spotted outside the north door of the school.
Staff Sgt. Eduardo Canales, a member of the Uvalde Police SWAT unit, was hurt but was unable to enter the classroom, so Maldonado can be heard saying, “We have to get in there,” in the video.
Five minutes before her first officer was supposed to arrive on the scene according to the DPS chronology, Maldonado showed up at the school.
He was charged with disregarding the correct procedures to follow in active shooter scenarios.Bodycam footage from May 24, 2022 shows Uvalde police officers and other law enforcement personnel responding to a shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. (Police Department of Uvalde)
The law enforcement reaction stated there was no obvious leadership on the ground, according to a report issued by the Texas state legislature in July. Also, it claimed that the police took too long to confront the suspect. The study stated that they failed to put protecting the lives of innocent victims ahead of their own protection.
Republican Representative Dustin Burrows claimed that “many systemic weaknesses” were shown by the investigation and that the Uvalde Police Department, which was present at Robb Elementary School, either knew or ought to have known that “at this classroom will die.On Thursday, May 26, 2022, crosses with the names of the victims of the shooting on Tuesday are erected in front of Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. The 18-year-old Texan killer of 19 students and two instructors left a digital footprint that foreshadowed future events. Jae C. Hong/AP Photo
To be honest, there were numerous cops at the crime scene who were either denied access to the building, given inaccurate information, or both. Some were informed that the merged school district’s police chief was actually in the room where the shooting took place, talking with the shooter, so they were unaware of what was happening, according to Burrows.
