According to documents examined by the Austin American-Statesman newspaper and the local KVUE-TV, officers with heavier firepower and regular equipment were at Robb Elementary School much earlier than originally reported. It marks the latest embarrassing revelation in what many see as the failure of law enforcement to stop the attack. Nineteen children and two teachers were killed on May 24 when Salvador Ramos, who dropped out of high school, staged a murderous riot at Uvalde School with a rifle. He was eventually shot and killed, but upset parents outside begged police to leave much earlier than they did – more than an hour later, according to some reports. Uvalde Police Chief Daniel Rodriguez said police responded “within minutes” of the incident. But at the press conference a few days after the tragedy, Steven McCraw, director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, admitted that the “wrong decision” had been made not to break down the classroom door earlier.

More on Texas School Shooting

  Image: Texas Public Safety Director Steven McCraw

“For her benefit a posteriori, of course, it was not the right decision, it was the wrong decision,” he said. The new media report will be presented at a public hearing by the Texas Senate in Austin on Tuesday. Investigators say the latest information indicates that the officers had more than enough firepower and protection to kill the gunman long before they did. Picture: The victims The timeline cited by American-Statesman and KVUE documents included footage from inside the school showing the 18-year-old gunman slamming into a back door at 11:33 a.m., walking toward a classroom and firing immediately. before roadblocks enter. Exterminated officers The video shows 11 police officers entering the school three minutes later, media reported. School District Police Chief Pete Arredondo called the Uvalde Police Department and said the suspect “fired a lot” with an AR-15 rifle and overtook police officers at the school, who said they were only armed with pistols. Four minutes later, they say, at 11.44am, the body camera video recorded the sound of multiple shots. At 11:52 a.m. the first ballistic shield arrived as the officers eagerly acted. Another officer with a ballistic shield arrived at 12.03 p.m. and another came with a shield two minutes later, reports say. Only at 12:46 p.m., Mr. Arredondo told members of the tactical team to break down the door when they were ready, the stores reported. Delays in law enforcement response have been the focus of federal, state and local research into the massacre and its aftermath. Read more: Victim’s father says daughter’s death “could not have been in vain and something must change” The mourning parents are furious that law enforcement officers broke into the classroom, even when trapped fourth-graders inside desperately called 911 for help. Mr Arredondo has since said he did not consider himself responsible for the incident, as he assumed that someone else had taken control of the law enforcement response. Lyliana Garcia, 16, is the daughter of teacher Irma Garcia, who was shot dead, and José Garcia, who died of a heart attack two days later. Picture: Teacher Irma Garcia
The couple had four children, including Lyliana. He told the school committee: “Knowing that you are orphaned at such a young age is unthinkable. “These are the consequences my family is suffering from due to lack of due diligence. I would like to share an excerpt from one of my sister’s anxious cries. She said: ‘My mother died protecting her students, but who was protecting her? My Mom ;”