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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsUvalde Shooter Fired Outside School for 12 Minutes Before Entering
UVALDE, TexasLocal residents voiced anger Thursday about the time it took to end the mass shooting at an elementary school here, as police laid out a fresh timeline that showed the gunman entered the building unobstructed after lingering outside for 12 minutes firing shots.
Victor Escalon, a regional director for the Texas Department of Public Safety, said in a briefing that the now-deceased gunman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/uvalde-residents-voice-frustration-over-shooting-response-11653588161
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Uvalde Shooter Fired Outside School for 12 Minutes Before Entering (Original Post)
USALiberal
May 2022
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ck4829
(35,077 posts)1. I wanna withhold judgement... but as we hear more, it will only get worse
PSPS
(13,601 posts)2. There's something very wrong in that city. Majority hispanic yet a cracker mayor and cracker cops.
BlackSkimmer
(51,308 posts)3. "Cracker"? Wow.
The cops were not "crackers" as you call them. Perhaps watch some of the footage.
One of the teachers killed was married to a cop.
bucolic_frolic
(43,182 posts)4. 12 minutes
How long could someone shoot outside a building before being noticed? 12 minutes? I would notice shots in about 15 seconds and say "what's going on?"
What happened to the report his grandmother called 911?
USALiberal
(10,877 posts)5. It is ridiculous!! Nt