Date uploaded: 2022-05-29 18:29:16
The Justice Department announced Sunday that it is reviewing the delayed police response to the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting.
The shooting was one of the worst campus attacks in U.S. history.
The federal action was requested by Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin, Justice spokesman Anthony Coley said.
“The goal of the review is to provide an independent account of law enforcement actions and responses that day, and to identify lessons learned and best practices to help first responders prepare for and respond to active shooter events," Coley said, adding that the evaluation will led by Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing.
Last week, state police officials outlined a damning account of law enforcement inaction in which authorities waited more than an hour before storming adjoining classrooms at Robb Elementary School.
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📸: Jack Gruber, USA TODAY
