universally accepted active shooter protocols. they allowed the gunman to remain in the classroom for more than 70 minutes. there were children still alive inside, one of whom repeatedly called 911 for help. there were wounded teachers fighting for their lives. tonight we take a close look at the false and at times misleading information initially provided by texas law enforcement and public officials to families and reporters about the police response. throughout this hour, we are being careful about what body camera and surveillance videos we show you. there will be no images of violence or sounds of gunfire. we want to be respectful of all those grieving in uvalde. some of the videos though are difficult to watch given what we know was happening elsewhere on screen. there s still a lot to learn, but it s worth mentioning had parents and families, reporters and others not demanded answered from law enforcement officials in the hours and the days and months after this massac
911 call and the moment that shooter was killed. cnn s shimon prokupecz pushed for straight answers during a press conference on friday. reporter: you say there were 19 officers gathered in the hallway or somewhere. what efforts were made to try and break through that door you say was locked? what efforts were the officers making to try and break through either that door or another door, to get inside that classroom? none at that time. reporter: why? the on-scene commander at the time believed it had transitioned from an active shooter to a barricaded subject. reporter: you have people who are alive, children who are calling 911 saying, please send the police. they are alive in that classroom. there are lives that are at risk. that s not protocol, is it? we re well aware that. reporter: right. why was this decision made not to go in and rescue these children? again, the on-scene commander considered a barricaded subject and that there was time and there were n
To the truth about that. the truth is what so many families in uvalde are waiting on. tonight we remember navea bravo, 10 years old, 9 years jack lib casares, 10-year-old mckenna lee elrod, 10-year-old jose flores, jr., 9-year-old elliana garcia known as ellie, 48-year-old irma garcia. 10-year-old usua garcia. 10-year-old amerie jo garza. 10-year-old jase loneo, 10-year-old xavier lopez, it s marie mata, also 10 years old. 11-year-old miranda mathis, 44-year-old ava mireles, 10-year-old aleithia manny ramirez, 10-year-old anabel guadalupe rodriguez, 10-year-old
Silly, goal-driven, and her best friend. leyla salazar, 11 years old. mckenna lee elrod, aleithia, all just 10 years old. the husband of one of the murdered teachers has also died. cork to the archdiocese of san diego, joe garcia suffered a heart attack after news of his wife s death and passed away on thursday. the couple had been married more than 24 years and were high school sweethearts. they came to mass every sunday. reporter: father eduardo morales of sacred heart church knew them well and says the couple were a fixture in the community and leave behind four children who he privately consoled shortly after joe s death. i told the community that in my own family, when we ve had a death, that it s the church and