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Official: Officers waited 45 minutes in school hallway before agents opened door

Headline from KIII Corpus Christi

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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  1. Washington Examiner

    Parents begged police for upward of 40 minutes to stop Texas school shooter: Report (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    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.

  2. Legitgov

  3. KIII Corpus Christi

    Official: Officers waited 45 minutes in school hallway before agents opened door (opens KIII Corpus Christi)

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    KIII Corpus Christi's feed description

    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.

  4. La Crosse Tribune

    Police waited 45 minutes in school before pursuing shooter (opens La Crosse Tribune)

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    La Crosse Tribune's feed description

    Authorities say children repeatedly called 911 from inside a Texas elementary school where a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers. Get the latest.

  5. KVIA El Paso

    Police waited 48 minutes in school before pursuing shooter (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    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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