tuesday, but the gunman was not killed until just after 1 p.m. initially the texas department of public safety said the resource officer at the school fired at the gunman but steve mcgraw, director of the texas dps said he did not. it was a brave, independent school district resource officer that approached him, engaged him. at that time gun fire was not, changed. confronted him. he followed him right in immediately. so if this version of events is accurate, that means an armed school officer responsible for the safety of the children and teachers inside saw a man dressed in tactical gear carrying an assault rifle and did not use force to stop him from entering the school and killing 19 children and two of their teachers. nbc news reached out to texas dps for comment previously. the director said the gunman was engaged, quote, immediately and that two officers were wounded. inside the school a teacher heard gunshot as end of year celebrations were in full swing. speaking
cruz put it, violent psychopaths. on the morning of the robb elementary school shooting, one teacher s class was watching a disney movie. when shots started to go off, her instinct from years of active shooter drills. isn t it incredible our teachers and students have to go through active shooter drills, that that is the solution, prepare yourself when someone comes in with an ar-15. you re not going to be able to be protected behind a desk or filing cabinet. up need to be behind cinder blocks, many of them, to protect yourself from an a.r.-15. that s how you protect yourself. just hide under the desk. this teacher described it as the longest 35 minutes of her life huddled with terrified kid under desks, trying to tell them that they were going to be okay.