i m going to go into the gate and get them! [ bleep ] [ bleep ] you know that there are kids, right? they don t know how to defend themselves! we should note it s unclear exactly at what point this video occurred, and what actions that law enforcement was taking at this moment. we have reached out to the department of safety and the director previously said the government was engaged immediately, and two officers were wounded, meanwhile, the suspects neighbor is sharing new details from before the rampage at the school. i heard two banks, two shots i looked around and i couldn t see nothing. all of a sudden the door opens, and he comes out. the next thing she was all bloodied. you are talking about his grandmother. she called me beto. with me here in uvalde is national correspondent gabe gutierrez, gabe, talk to me about what the community is dealing with and the many questions it s asking. certainly, josi, as you been reporting, the community is trying to c
what happened over the next 40, potentially 60 minutes, that is the only timeline we ve gotten so far, really, from the texas department of public safety, the director was asked how long the gunmen had been there before officers and law enforcement officials made the decision to go in? rose, as we understand it, one officer engaged with the suspect as he was entering the school, we also don t have clarity on what that word engaged means, did he just shout out to him, shots fired, did he confront him in some way, physically, we don t have those details just yet and that is what authorities are being pressed on. according to the investigators, what we ve heard so far, he then went into the double classroom, locked himself inside and the carnage unfolded, the 19 children killed inside the classroom, fourth grade classroom, these two teachers who have been working together for several years. they passed away, now
good morning, another hour of coverage, live from uvalde, texas, it s 11:00 a.m. eastern and 10:00 here on the ground. there is a mix of emotions, of sadness, numbness, also demands for answers, the community here is in morning, just last hour behind me, people were gathered right behind me singing amazing grace right now, the timeline of what happened during the shooting is a big focus, the texas department of public safety says the suspect was on the premises for about 40 minutes, and we have this new video of the scene outside that school, appearing to show people pleading with law enforcement officials. y all can t be like that, man, there s people yes, i do! get across the street!
the uvalde area home for years and said this grieving community, now, needs the nation s prayers. when you meet a family was just lost a child, what do you even say? just embrace them. with me now is suzanne, a national reporter for nbc news online and nbc news latino. it s always a pleasure to see you. you ve been speaking with a lot of the families of survivors, and people who were part of this horrendous event, but survived. i wrote about this this morning, and it s a really interesting situation because i spoke to and aunt whose niece died but hurt daughter was at the school for the awards
continued inside of the high school. and at some point, eventually s.w.a.t. goes and, obviously, but the damage has already been done and kids have already lost their lives, so that thinking changed after that too, whoever gets there, get a quick team together, get inside that school, get inside that building, whatever it may be an start to engage the shooter, so the idea is you have perhaps 1 to 2 officers together, to go in, maybe it s even one officer to engage that person. the question i gave is focused on i think, is the key one, when we say engage, what are we actually talking about here? to me, it means to confront and if that individual is going to use that weapon, to use your weapon and immediately start firing back. was the weapon physical, we