you re driving. gas prices are ridiculous. welcome to a special edition of the lead. i m pamela brown in for jake tapper on this memorial day. and we start with our national lead. and the first funeral services for the victims of the horrific massacre in uvalde, texas. today the families and communities honored the memory of 10-year-old amerie jo garza and mighty rodriguez. and amid the grief in uvalde, a demand for answers as to why police waited out in the hallway for more than an hour before breaking into the classroom where the killing was happening. now, the justice department says it will review the law enforcement respaonse to the shooting. adrian broaddus reports on a child s desperate 911 calls from inside the school. this is how those who love 10-year-old amerie jo garza will remember her. a decade of photos showing a happy girl with a sweet smile, described by family as sassy and funny and a diva who hated wearing dresses. memories of happier times as her fam
happened. he fired at people across the street and as he approached the school as he approached the unlocked wack door. carley: he walked in 11:40 a.m. and made his way toward the classroom and carried out his attack. four minutes later, officers arrived on the scene and were met with gunfire inside the school. they took cover to wait for backup and evacuate other rooms. an hour later a special unit entered by force and shot the suspect dead. ashley strohmier has more. ashley. ashley: a texas department of public safety rep said on tuesday the school resource officer had engaged with the shooter before he went into the school. that statement contradiktss what we heard in a news conference yesterday. it was reported a school district police officer confronted the suspect as he was making entry. not accurate. he walked in unobstructed. ashley: we are told there was no officer on site at the time of the shooting. officers didn t immediately go in because of gunfire and
everyone. this morning, there are now hard questions for authorities about the timeline of events and the police response, specifically why did they wait so long to go into the school? officials say the gunman was on school grounds for up to an hour before police were able to breach the classroom, stop the killing and neutralize, kill, the gunman. according to the washington post, parents who rushed to the scene heard gunfire inside the school, they begged officers to charge into the building. there was families trying to get in here, they were getting in here, they were getting into the school. fathers breaking out windows, pulling kids out of the windows. this morning, we have new video that shows the gunman entering a door at the school. authorities say the suspect was confronted by an officer as he made his way into the building. they say he dropped a bag full of ammunition before he got inside. also cnn has exclusively obtained a series of chilling text message
good thursday morning to you. i am jim shooter. and i m erica hill. the nation mourns the census loss of 19 children and two teachers. new questions are emerging about the timeline of events and how police responded. cnn say the killer was on school grounds for up to an hour before officers breached the classroom and killed him. why did it take as long as it did for the tactical team to go in? we know that several officers were off duty. they still responded to the scene. again, trying to establish exactly the timeline, as far as the response time, we know that officers were on scene, as i mentioned earlier. we had the school resource officer that was on scene. still again, they tried to establish his role. we had secondary officers that arrived on scene with gunfire upon entering the school. we know that law enforcement was there. there was immediate presence from law enforcement. again, trying to establish a timeline. we need to gather all the facts. we are trying to
happened. he fired at people across the street and as he approached the school as he approached the unlocked wack door. carley: he walked in 11:40 a.m. and made his way toward the classroom and carried out his attack. four minutes later, officers arrived on the scene and were met with gunfire inside the school. they took cover to wait for backup and evacuate other rooms. an hour later a special unit entered by force and shot the suspect dead. ashley strohmier has more. ashley. ashley: a texas department of public safety rep said on tuesday the school resource officer had engaged with the shooter before he went into the school. that statement contradiktss what we heard in a news conference