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Texas police: School door shut but didn't lock before attack

Headline from WFMZ Allentown

Investigators are trying to determine why an exterior door at Robb Elementary School did not lock when it was closed before a gunman used it to get inside and kill

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  1. NBC Chicago

    Teacher Closed Propped-Open Door Before Uvalde School Shooting: Police (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    The Robb Elementary School teacher who propped open an exterior door that law enforcement said a gunman used to get inside and kill 19 students and two teachers had closed the door but it did not lock, state police said Tuesday.

  2. KHOU Houston

    Texas police: Teacher closed propped-open door before attack at Uvalde, Texas elementary school (opens KHOU Houston)

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    KHOU Houston's feed description

    Investigators have now determined that the teacher, who has not been identified, removed the rock and closed the door, which did not lock.

  3. Fox News

    Texas school shooting: Lawyer says teacher closed door that gunman entered after propping it open (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Texas officials say that a teacher left a door propped open at Robb Elementary School just minutes before the gunman entered the building, but a lawyer for that teacher says she closed the door shut.

  4. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Texas police: Teacher closed propped-open door before attack (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    State police say the Robb Elementary School teacher who propped open an exterior door that a gunman used to get inside and kill 19 students and two teachers had closed

  5. Washington Times

    Teacher closed propped-open door before Uvalde shooting, police say (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    The Robb Elementary School teacher who propped open an exterior door that law enforcement said a gunman used to get inside and kill 19 students and two teachers had closed the door but it did not lock, state police said Tuesday.

  6. FOX 4 Dallas

    Uvalde teacher closed propped-open door before attack, Texas police say (opens FOX 4 Dallas)

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    FOX 4 Dallas's feed description

    The Robb Elementary School teacher who propped open an exterior door that law enforcement said a gunman used to get inside and kill 19 students and two teachers had closed the door but it did not lock, state police said Tuesday.

  7. WFMZ Allentown

    Texas police: School door shut but didn't lock before attack (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Investigators are trying to determine why an exterior door at Robb Elementary School did not lock when it was closed before a gunman used it to get inside and kill

  8. Delaware Public Media

    Texas authorities say a teacher closed a propped-open door before the attack (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    Police initially said the gunman entered through a door that was propped open by a teacher. Now they say the teacher had actually shut the door, but it didn't lock.

  9. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Door Propped-Open by Uvalde Teacher Was Verified Closed Before Gunman Arrived: DPS (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    The Robb Elementary School teacher who propped open an exterior door that law enforcement said a gunman used to get inside and kill 19 students and two teachers had closed the door but it did not lock, state police said Tuesday.

  10. Tucson

    Texas police: School door was shut, but not locked before attack (opens Tucson)

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    Tucson's feed description

    Investigators initially said a teacher propped the door open before 18-year-old Salvador Ramos entered the school in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24.

  11. Breitbart News

    Texas DPS Now Says Uvalde Teacher Did Not Leave Door Open Despite Previously Blaming Her (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    The Texas DPS walked back statements made by Director Steve McCraw about how a shooter gained access to Robb Elementary School in Uvalde.

  12. BizPac Review

    'Lock malfunctioned': Surveillance shows teacher slammed door shut, called 911 as shooter climbed gate (opens BizPac Review)

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    BizPac Review's feed description

    A Uvalde teacher who was blamed for leaving a school door open that the gunman entered actually closed the door but it did not lock.

  13. The Guardian

    Uvalde teacher closed propped-open door before shooting, Texas officials say (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Door did not automatically lock, contradicting investigators’ earlier account in which they said teacher had propped open door

  14. Waco Tribune-Herald

    Police: Uvalde school door shut but didn't lock before attack (opens Waco Tribune-Herald)

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    Waco Tribune-Herald's feed description

    Investigators are trying to determine why an exterior door at Robb Elementary School did not lock when it was closed before a gunman used it to get inside and kill

  15. Washington Post

    Texas officials: Teacher didn’t leave door propped open before massacre (opens Washington Post)

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    Washington Post's feed description

    The Texas Department of Public Safety says investigators are exploring why the door did not lock.

  16. Moultrie Observer

    Uvalde shooter entered school through door that had been propped open (opens Moultrie Observer)

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    Moultrie Observer's feed description

    AUSTIN, Texas — A teacher left a backdoor propped open, allowing an 18-year-old gunman inside the school where he killed 19 students and two teachers in Uvalde on Tuesday, public

  17. Forbes

    Uvalde Teacher Closed A Propped-Open Door Before School Shooting, State Reportedly Finds—Reversing Earlier Claims (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Texas officials have revised their earlier claims that the gunman who killed 21 people at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, entered through a door left ajar by a teacher, the Associated Press reported Tuesday.

  18. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Police: Propped-open door shut before attack (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    An exterior door at Robb Elementary School did not lock when it was closed by a teacher shortly before a gunman used it to get inside and kill 19 students and two teachers, leaving investigators searching to determine why, state police said Tuesday.

  19. WMUR

    Texas police: Teacher did not leave door propped open before shooting; door was closed, did not lock (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    "We did verify she closed the door. The door did not lock. We know that much and now investigators are looking into why it did not lock," authorities said Tuesday.

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