More than an hour had passed since the thug began shooting and police officers had entered the school when one student trapped in the classroom with the shooter called 911 and begged, "Please send the police in here now!"
How tragic that concerns for the safety of the officers proved to be greater than their concerns for the students being murdered while the officers burned up precious minutes trying to get their act together.
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Even though the incident commander treated the situation as a barricade situation, at least two students and a teacher called 911 during the siege. At 12:16 p.m., a caller from inside the classroom told 911 that there were eight to nine students still alive.
Both of the children who called from inside the classroom survived the attack, Mr. McCraw said.
“A student, a child, called back and was told to stay on line and be very quiet,” he said. “She told 911 that he shot the door. At approximately 12:43 and 12:47, she asked 911 to please send the police now.”
How tragic that concerns for the safety of the officers proved to be greater than their concerns for the students being murdered while the officers burned up precious minutes trying to get their act together.
Police made ‘wrong decision’ by waiting instead of charging Uvalde shooter: Texas official
The police commander at the scene of the Uvalde elementary school massacre decided to wait for help before confronting the gunman because he believed the situation had shifted from an active shooter to a barricaded hostage situation, a decision that a Texas official condemned as “wrong” on Friday.
Even though the incident commander treated the situation as a barricade situation, at least two students and a teacher called 911 during the siege. At 12:16 p.m., a caller from inside the classroom told 911 that there were eight to nine students still alive.
Both of the children who called from inside the classroom survived the attack, Mr. McCraw said.
“A student, a child, called back and was told to stay on line and be very quiet,” he said. “She told 911 that he shot the door. At approximately 12:43 and 12:47, she asked 911 to please send the police now.”