detain in infiltrating a classroom during a Texas school shooting was “wrong decision” official says

decision through on- Zone commander to delay infiltration into the classroom of a Texas Elementary School during this week’s mass shooting was “wrong decision”, the authorities said on Friday. About 20 officers stood in the corridor outside of classes during attack on Robb Elementary School for more than 45 minutes before the agents used the master key open the door and confront the shooter, Department of Texas of This was stated by Director of Public Safety Stephen McCrow. news conference.

on-the station commander – the chief of police of the school district – counted 18-year-old Salvador Ramos barricaded himself in Class in Uvalde on Tuesday attack and what children weren’t on riskMcCraw said.

At that time he was convinced that there was no more the threat children and that the item was barricaded and that they had time to organize to get into the classroom, McCraw said.

“Of course it wasn’t right decision. It was wrong decision,” he said.

Friday’s briefing came after three days of often contradictory and incomplete data provided by the authorities. information about the 90 minutes that elapsed between the moment the gunman entered the school and the moment US Border Patrol agents opened the classroom door and killed him. The attacker killed 19 students and two teachers during the shelling. attack.

McCraw said there was a barrage of a shootout shortly after the gunman entered the classroom where he was killed, but the shots were “episodic”. for a lot of of 48 minutes while the officers waited outside hallway. He said that the investigators know I am for how a lot of children died in those 48 minutes.

During the attack the teacher and children repeatedly called 911 with a question for help including girl who pleaded, “Please send the police now,” McCraw said.

Contrary to earlier statements by officials, the school district police officer was not at the school when the gunman arrived. When this officer answered, he was unknowingly driving. past shooter, who sat down behind a car parked outside as well as firing in buildingMcCraw said.

motive for the massacre – the deadliest school shooting since Newtown, Conn., nearly a decade ago – is still under investigation. with authorities say the shooter did not know criminal or mental health history.