heart wrenching details, specific momentus in the time line of this massacre, decisions by law enforcement that officials now acknowledge were mistakes including 80 minutes. that s how much time passed between the gunman entering the school and the time a tactical unit entered the class room where he was holed up. for an hour and 20 minutes, as many as 19 officers were in a hallway outside the classroom as terrified students called 911 pleading for police to come inside, and yet, officers waited to breach the room. officials admit that delayed response was a mistake as cnn s shimon prokupecz pushed for answers. listen to this. why was this decision made not to go in and rescue these children? again, you know, the on scene commander considered a barricaded subject and that there was time and no more children at risk. of course it was not the right decision, it was the wrong decision, period. reporter: that wrong decision is adding to the anguish of grief stricken parents
We are continuing to follow the latest new details out of ewe s uvalde, texas, after a gunman entered robb elementary school on tuesday massacring 21 people, including 19 children, most of them no more than 10 years old. the response by law enforcement now coming under intense scrutiny. officials confirming that it was the school district police chief who decided to have 19 officers wait for more than an hour in the hallway before engaging with the gunman and entering the classroom he was in. a decision that officials yesterday acknowledged was a mistake. we ve reached out to the school district s police chief multiple times to answer our questions. so far he has not replied. the governor of texas, greg
Sergeant cheryl dorsey, thank you again for your perspective and your time. we appreciate you. thank you. of course. there are so many tragic stories coming out of uvalde including the deaths of joe and irma garcia. now their children are turning to their community and their faith for comfort. on thursday their children att attend ed mass with father ed war doe morales. this is church goers wrapping their arms around an orphaned family. irma garza s family says the teacher died when she lunged at the shooter. she was killed while trying to protect students inside her classroom. and two days later her husband of almost 25 years, joe garcia, her high school sweetheart died of a heart attack. the couple was a fixture in the community from what i m told, and friends say the grief for
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