US Police questioned for Waiting Upto an Hour to Stop Elementary School Shooting

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As more details about the Texas, Uvalde elementary school shooting have come to light, questions have been raised regarding the police response.

As CNN reported, the gunman who killed 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School on Tuesday was inside the building’s premises for an hour before authorities broke into the room he was barricaded in and killed him. Some bystanders have questioned why police did not immediately do more to stop the shooter, while others suggested that they even charge into the school themselves.

The perpetrator, 18-year-old Salvador Rolando Ramos, shot his grandmother and stole her truck, which he then crashed through a barricade just outside of the school. Despite initial reports indicating that he was wearing body-armor, he was actually wearing a plate carrier tactical vest without armor inside. He was equipped with a handgun and an AR-15 style rifle. As the Associated Press reported, witnesses said he opened fire at two individuals at a nearby funeral home before wounding a school district police officer and heading inside the school.

Onlookers at the scene as the shooting took place reportedly urged responding police officers to go inside the school. Javier Cazarez, whose fourth-grade daughter was killed in the shooting, arrived at the scene to see police gathered outside the building. He suggested to others that they “rush in because the cops aren’t doing anything like they are supposed to.” Cazarez accused the police officers of not doing enough, and being “unprepared” for the situation at hand.

After Ramos entered the building, he reportedly exchanged fire with two responding police officers outside. He went into one classroom and barricaded himself in, which is where he killed all 21 victims, as Lt. Christopher Olivarez of the Department of Public Safety said.