Official: Officers waited 45 minutes in school hallway before agents opened door
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Authorities say the commander at the scene believed the Texas school shooting gunman was barricaded inside the classroom and that the children were not at risk.
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Police stood by for upward of 40 minutes after a gunman stormed into an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday and killed 19 children and two teachers in a classroom, according to a new report.
Authorities say the commander at the scene believed the Texas school shooting gunman was barricaded inside the classroom and that the children were not at risk.
Authorities say children repeatedly called 911 from inside a Texas elementary school where a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers. Get the latest.
By JIM VERTUNO and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Students trapped inside a classroom with a gunman repeatedly called 911 during this week’s attack on a Texas elementary school, including one who pleaded, “Please send the police now,” as nearly 20 officers waited in the hallway …
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