UWALDE, Texas (AP) — The Department of Justice said Sunday that review law enforcement response to a Texas high school shooting, an unusual federal look back caused by questions about displacement and on times contradictory information from the authorities who angered community in shock and sorrow.
This was stated by the representative of the department Anthony Coley. review will take place in in a fair, impartial and independent manner, and the conclusions will be made public. announcement came when President Joe Biden was visiting UvaldeWhere are they first Lady Jill Biden paid tribute to the 19 students and two teachers killed at Robb Elementary School. on Tuesday.
goal of in the review requested by the mayor, is to “provide an independent report of law enforcement actions and responses that day, and to identify lessons learned and best practices help first defendants are preparing for and answer active shooter eventsKolya said. in statement.
Treatment review department office of Community oriented policing. It wasn’t right away clear how in review will be conducted, is it possible to force law enforcement officers to cooperate in in review and when it can be completed.
Such review quite rare, and most of the activity reports that come after a mass shooting are usually from local law enforcement or outside groups. The Ministry of Justice carried out similar checks after 14 people were killed in terrorist attack in San Bernardino, California in 2015 and after the mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, deadliest attack on LGBTQ community in US history what left 49 people dead and 53 people injured.
Frustration, anger, and questions about the police response deepened. on On Friday, after authorities revealed that despite repeated 911 calls from students and teachers, the school district’s police chief said more than a dozen officers to wait in school corridor. Officials said they believed the suspect had barricaded himself in adjacent classrooms and that there were no more active attack.
Revelation caused more grief and raised new questions about more lives were lost because the officers did not act faster to stop the shooter, who was eventually killed by tactical officers of the Border Patrol.
Biden has not spoken publicly about the police response to the shooting.
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Balsamo reported from Washington.
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