at their crew on this, they ve got laura mcilroy. she s with mcilroy media. so obviously, and she s very involved in law enforcement so obviously, they re bringing somebody in who is an expert on that piece. how much of this investigation do you think is going to be focused on that hour-long period in which officers did not confront the shooter and why they didn t confront the shooter? i think that s going to be the major part of this investigation. that is the that is the tragedy. that is the crux of the issue. we have law enforcement officers around the country every single one of them know active shooter protocol and active shooter protocol, the best way i can explain it is like a lineman going to sack the quarterback. that lineman doesn t stop until the whistle blows the play dead or the quarterback is on the ground. that s the way active shooter needs to go. so when they said initially,
somebody in who is an expert on that piece. how much of this investigation do you think is going to be focused on that hour-long period in which officers did not confront the shooter and why they didn t confront the shooter? i think that s going to be the major part of this investigation. that is the that is the tragedy. that is the crux of the issue. we have law enforcement officers around the country every single one of them know active shooter protocol and active shooter protocol, the best way i can explain it is like a lineman going to sack the quarterback. that lineman doesn t stop until the whistle blows the play dead or the quarterback is on the ground. that s the way active shooter needs to go. so when they said initially, well, there was a barricade situation as part of this, everybody who has been taught that or taught it like i did thought wait, there is no
here s abc s mireya villarreal tonight. reporter: tonight, chilling new details about the police response to the killing spree at robb elementary. a preliminary assessment indicating the decision to delay entry into the robb elementary school classroom was made in order to allow protective gear to arrive on-scene according to abc sources. are we able to is anybody inside of the building at this time? he is advising he is in the room full of victims. victims at thi. reporter: officers waiting for gear contradicts active shooter protocol that have been adopted by law enforcement agencies across the country in the last 20 years. the new york times reporting chief pete arredondo was one of the first officers to enter the school. according to the report, two uvalde police officers, a lieutenant and sergeant, were shot trying to look inside the xlasz room doors.
active shooter protocol says you go in, you go in immediately. reporter: gutierrez says he wants to know more what happened at robb elementary school that day including what information was relayed to first responders on the campus from 911 calls from inside the school. like this one from a transcript revealed by the the new york times from 10 yoerld student chloe torres who survived the masquer. there are a lot of bodies. my teacher is dead, please send help, send help for my teacher. she is shot but still alive. torres call lasted for 17 minutes. according to the transcript, 11 minutes into it the sound of gunfire could be heard. the senator says he was told by the commission on state emergency communications that the 911 calls were relayed to the city s police force. what remains unclear is whether or not that information was given to the school district police chief, pete ardaunldo. questions have also been raised
arredondo didn t have a radio with him at the scene, something that may have hindered his ability to communicate directly with police dispatcher. i am told that this person did not have radio communication, and i don t know as to why. reporter: gut aiierrez learn that he didn t have a radio. and we have reached out to confirm if he had a radio but have not heard back. arredondo has been criticized for not making the call to send officers sooner into the classroom where the gunman killed 19 students and to teachers. active shooter protocol says you go in. you go in immediately. reporter: gutierrez says he wants to know more about what