After relatives of victims accused that the Police of Uvalde, Texas, acted late in the massacre at Robb Elementary School, the Department of Justice (DOJ) reported that it will review the the facts.
The decision was made at the request of the mayor of Uvalde, Don McLaughlin, said the spokesman for that federal office, Anthony Coley.
“The purpose of the review is to provide an independent account of the actions and responses of law enforcement that day,” he said. “ identify lessons learned and best practices to help first responders prepare for and respond to active shooter events.”
Coley stated in a statement that the review will be conducted by the DOJ’s Office of Community Oriented Surveillance, which will make the results public. , but did not anticipate that sanctions are expected for said investigation that was announced this Sunday, when President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden visit Texas.
“As with the reviews after the action of the Department of Justice of mass shootings and other critical incidents, this evaluation will be fair, transparent and independent, “he said.
At the end of last week, the Police of Uvalde acknowledged that there were errors in the way the agents acted during the massacre at the Robb school, where 19 children and two teachers died.45
Pete Arredondo, the school district police chief who led the initial response to the mass shooting, acknowledged that it was “a wrong decision” to have been slow to enter the room where Ramos barricaded himself.
For 45 minutes, according to the authorities themselves, at least 20 agents were waiting for the order of the commanding officer to enter the room.