described frantic people running for cover, amid the gunfire. the shooter was a young man, and one of the people that he tragically shot was a 39 year old woman, she died as a result of those injuries, and that is what happened just this past sunday in taft, oklahoma, where a mass shooter started firing during a memorial day festival. seven people were injured, one woman lost her life. in chattanooga tennessee, it was six people. six people were shot in another mass shooting that took place on saturday. all of them were children. one of them was just 13 years old. now, it was reported over the weekend that four of those children were expected to survive, two of them sustained life-threatening injuries, we did not know what condition those two children are as of today. in benton harbor michigan, six people injured, 19-year-old, one of them was a 19-year-old, he was killed when gunfire erupted at a liquor store. now, in philadelphia, a 16-year-old girl and a 21-year-old woman w
that was really a great report on. it thank you. thank you. thank you a man. we have some breaking news from you all day right now. this is stunning. absolutely stunning news. yesterday afternoon, on our special memorial day coverage, i was echoing from six to 8 pm. and we reported to you then, that peter i would hondo, who was the commanding officer in the school, for those 78 minutes for when the police was doing nothing. he is the chief of police of the school district of you ve all day, that very small by person police force that he commands. he was also three weeks ago, an elected to the city council in uvalde. he won an election three weeks ago to the city council in uvalde. he was scheduled to be sworn in as a member of the city council today, at a city council meeting involved a. and yesterday, we reported to you, that that meeting of the city council for today was canceled. that was the end of the story. for today, as far as we knew. and now, tonight, the city
struggling with. as the 11th hour gets underway on a tuesday night. good evening, once again, i am stephanie ruhle. tonight, exactly one week after a teenage gunman took 21 lives at an elementary school in uvalde, texas. the very first funerals are getting underway. the murder victims are being laid to rest, the investigation into the shooting, and the police response at the school is only intensifying. there are reports that uvalde police are no longer cooperating with texas authorities. nbc news reporting the school district police chief initially did cooperate. but has yet to respond to requests for follow-up questions made today s. ago texas officials say the chief prevented officers from confronting the shooter, for more than an hour. today, that very same chief was sworn in as a member of the city council. the justice department opening up its own inquiry into the police response. meanwhile, in washington, there are some in congress that believe they might be able to fi
all of them were children. one of them was just 13 years old. now, it was reported over the weekend that four of those children were expected to survive, two of them sustained life-threatening injuries, we did not know what condition those two children are as of today. in benton harbor michigan, six people injured, 19-year-old, one of them was a 19-year-old, he was killed when gunfire erupted at a liquor store. now, in philadelphia, a 16 -year-old girl and a 21 -year-old woman were killed, and two others were injured in another mass shooting. in all, there were 16 mass shootings over the memorial day weekend. 16. that is according to the gun violence archive, it s a nonprofit research group which chronicles mass shootings in which four or more people are injured in this country. now, this deadly weekend in america, it follows the horrific killing of 19 school children, and two teachers at an elementary school in uvalde, texas. which took place just one week ago today. that tr
all day, that very small by person police force that he commands. he was also three weeks ago, an elected to the city council in uvalde. he won an election three weeks ago to the city council in uvalde. he was scheduled to be sworn in as a member of the city council today, at a city council meeting involved a. and yesterday, we reported to you, that that meeting of the city council for today was canceled. that was the end of the story. for today, as far as we knew. and now, tonight, the city council, the mayor of uvalde a, republican mayor of uvalde, has just issued a statement, indicating that no, they did not have the city council meeting. but, but, the police chief was sworn in. as a member of the city council today. and that that happened while he has been hiding out from investigators, who were trying to get more information from this police chief who has been a wall for two days. but he did get sworn in tonight as a member of the uvalde city council. and here is the wri