After a chaotic and confusing press conference on Thursday, Texas law enforcement officials still have not explained why it took an hour for officers to stop the Uvalde gunman, and why an entrance to the school appeared to be unlocked.
Victor Escalon, an official with the Texas Department of Public Safety, offered additional details Thursday about the law enforcement response to a mass shooting at a Uvalde elementary school., our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.
Agency officials now say there was no police officer on campus when the shooter first arrived — but did not explain why they first believed there was. The law enforcement response to the active shooter call has drawn mounting scrutiny in the days since the massacre. State law enforcement officials have given vague and conflicting answers on what exactly happened after the gunman arrived at the school, and parents have criticized police for not acting quickly enough to stop the shooter.
Escalon declined to answer several questions from reporters and to clarify discrepancies in previous statements by agency officials, saying authorities “will circle back.”
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