The failures in Texas underscored the challenge of mass shootings for all police officers: Be ready to rapidly use deadly force in some cases, but try to de-escalate in others.
Prosecutors are slated to begin presenting evidence to a panel days after a Justice Department report found that “unimaginable” failures hindered the police response to the shooting.
In a report, the department blames “cascading failures of leadership, decision-making, tactics, policy and training” in the Texas school shooting that left 21 people dead.