UVALDE, Texas – Police who responded to the mass shooting at an elementary school here waited about an hour to enter the classroom where the gunman had locked himself up because a commander at the scene thought incorrectly that there were no lives in danger despite the many 911 calls from the children inside. said the director of the Texas Department of Homeland Security on Friday.
The decision was a mistake and it is unclear how many lives it could have cost, director Steven McCraw told a news conference. Finally, 19 children and two teachers were found dead.