elementary school auto could have been stopped within three minutes if it wasn t for the indivisiveness of the on scene commander. in a special hearing with the texas senate, the state s director of public safety testified that police had everything they needed to take the shooter down minutes after he entered the school. at least seven officers were in the building. at least two of them had rifles. and the classroom door was likely never locked. instead, uvalde school district police chief peter aday dough ordered everyone to stay back and wait one error 1 hour and 14. that s how long the children waited torres could youd. and while they waited, the on site commander waited for radio and rifles and he waited for shield and then he waited for swat. lastly he waited for a key that was never needed. he also pushed back on jeff arredondo s handling of the response and insistence on the need to wait despite some officers openly questioning the decision not to immediately storm
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criminal justice system is a laughing stock. elon musk is threatening to walk away from his bid to buy bitter. saying that twitter breached the contract when it didn t provide accurate information. seven states holding primary elections today. economy and foreign gas prices weigh heavy on voters minds as republicans look to make big in november. steve: i think we would all rather be at the beach. 6:01 inside new jersey going for a daytime high of 72. absolutely beautiful. 14 days until summer, folks. we know a lot of folks are out and about. so seaside heights is downtown shore and that is actually where remember the tv jersey shore was from that town. ainsley: really? brian: weren t they from staten island. steve: base seaside heights gym, tan, laundry. ainsley: i was recently in your new mexico the woods. silver lake new jersey. what a quaint town. steve: lovely. ainsley: victorian houses everywhere. wrap around porches. people on adirondack cha
ramos was killed in the massacre, he hinted at violent ambitions, shot his grandmother before he went to the school and murdered children and teachers with a rifle and a fourth-grade classroom. texas governor greg abbott according to what he called a mental health problem, something his state and society as a whole need to do a better job of tackling. we as a state and society need to do a better job with mental health. anybody who shoots somebody else has a mental health challenge, period. we as a government need to find a way to target that mental health challenge and do something about it. paul:let s begin doctor sally, a practicing psychiatrist and senior fellow at the american institute. welcome, thanks for coming in. you look at these shooters, so many seem to be in that age group, 18 20s, why is that so common? what is it about that age that seems to be an age when this violent behavior is triggered? these school shootings are done by young men, 16 or 20s, particul
for instance, officials initially said an officer had engaged the gunman before he entered the school. but now we re being told that is not true. in fact, the shooter was outside the school for about 12 minutes before entering through an unlocked door. bill: all that adding to the confusion after police waited for about an hour before entering the classroom and killing the shooter. texas dps on the front lines of the investigation. the shifting timelines, the shifting facts were the focus of a contentious news conference that took place yesterday afternoon that went a bit like this. it was reported that a school district police officer confronted the suspect that was making entry. not accurate. he walked in unobstructed initially. how did he get in? it was supposed to be locked during the school day. so right now during the investigation it appeared as unlocked. so we will look at that and try to corroborate that if that s what we can. wasn t there a school officer