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Texas school shooting – latest: Anger at press conference as police admit hour delay stopping gunman



Texas school shooting: Officials outline updated timeline of the attack

Police who responded to the Texas school massacre have been accused of being “unprepared” and failing to respond as videos reveal parents pleading with officers outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde on Tuesday.

Parents said they urged officers to move into school as the AR-15-wielding assailant fatally shot two teachers and 19 pupils.

The father of 10-year-old victim Jacklyn Cazares said he even suggested he could go in himself with other bystanders as he was frustrated police were not doing it themselves.

Details of the timeline and events remain unclear, including whether officers failed to prevent 18-year-old gunman Salvador Ramos from entering the school, and whether he “barricaded” himself inside a classroom before or after killing fourth-grade children inside.

Messages from Ramos to recipients on social media appear to show him flaunting his weapons and announcing plans to “shoot up a elementary school” moments before the killings.

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Pro-gun senator runs away from Texas shooting questions

A United States senator who has taken more than $1m in donations from the National Rifle Association ran into a locked door as he tried to dodge gun control questions.

Senator Ron Johnson, a Republican from Wisconsin, has received $1,269,486 from the NRA, according to the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence. Mr Johnson has an “A” rating from the group.

On Wednesday, when a CNN reporter asked him for his views on background checks, the senator briskly walked over to a door, which turned out to be locked, and then escaped through another one.

Nathan Place26 May 2022 21:00

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Oxford, Michigan students form giant ‘U’ on field to support Uvalde

Hundreds of students at a Michigan high school where a mass shooting took place last year walked out of class on Thursday as a way to show solidarity after the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday. Together, they formed a giant U-shape on the football field.

Pupils at Oxford High know the pain of a mass shooting well, after accused gunman Ethan R Crumbley allegedly shot four people at the school in November 2021.

Walkouts and protests are planned around the country following Tuesday’s shooting in Texas, the second deadliest school shooting in US history.

Nathan Place26 May 2022 20:45

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O’Rourke blasts Abbott for attending fundraiser hours after shooting

Former congressman Beto O’Rourke has lashed out at Governor Greg Abbott for attending a fundraiser just hours after the shooting in Uvalde, Texas.

“He was counting dollars while they were counting bodies,” tweeted Mr O’Rourke, who is running against Mr Abbott for governor.

On Tuesday night, Mr Abbott attended a fundraiser for his reelection campaign. The shooting had taken place that morning.

A spokesman for Mr Abbott says all other political activities on the governor’s schedule have been postponed until further notice. However, he is still currently scheduled to speak at a meeting of the National Rifle Association (NRA) in Houston tomorrow.

Nathan Place26 May 2022 20:30

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Governor Abbott says Uvalde ‘will not be ripped apart’

On Twitter, Governor Greg Abbott of Texas reflected on a vigil he and his wife attended last night for the victims of the Uvalde school shooting.

“Somber evening as Cecilia & I joined Uvalde to mourn the loss of innocent lives,” Mr Abbott tweeted. “We honored the beautiful children & teachers stolen from us. This horrific tragedy has torn the fabric of this community. Together, Texans will ensure it is not ripped apart.”

Nathan Place26 May 2022 20:15

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Gunman ‘walked in unobstructed’ into unlocked school, police say

The 18-year-old gunman who killed 19 children in an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas “walked in unobstructed” and was not “confronted by anybody,” police said at a contentious press conference on Thursday.

The new version of events contradicts earlier police reports, which suggested an armed officer was on the campus at the time.

That information was “not accurate,” said Victor Escalon, a regional director with the Texas Department of Public Safety.

“He walked in unobstructed initially,” Mr Escalon revealed. “He was not confronted by anybody.”

Nathan Place26 May 2022 20:05

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Pro-gun senator calls how to stop shootings ‘one of the hardest in a democratic society’

Senator John Cornyn of Texas says when it comes to preventing shootings, he’s stumped.

“The problem of how to stop mass shootings by disturbed young men is one of the hardest in a democratic society that has a larger problem of mental illness and a loss of cultural guardrails,” the Republican tweeted on Wednesday.

Mr Cornyn made no mention of gun control, which he staunchly opposes. The senator has an A+ rating from the National Rifle Association (NRA), which has donated $340,000 to his campaigns, according to Axios.

On Thursday, two days after a school shooting in his state took 21 lives, Mr Cornyn continued to puzzle over what can be done.

“I’m not interested in a political statement, I’m interested in what we can do to make the tragic events that occurred less likely in the future,” he tweeted.

Nathan Place26 May 2022 20:00

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Ted Cruz blames shootings on ‘unlocked back doors’

According to Senator Ted Cruz, America doesn’t have a gun problem. It has an unlocked back door problem.

“Look, the killer entered here the same way the killer entered in Santa Fe: through a back door, an unlocked back door,” the Republican told reporter Simone De Alba on Wednesday. “I sat down at round tables with the families from Santa Fe. We talked about what we need to do to harden schools, including not having unlocked back doors.”

Nathan Place26 May 2022 19:45

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Watch here: Police give update on Uvalde shooting

Police are holding a press conference outlining what they know about the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Watch it live here:

Nathan Place26 May 2022 19:36

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NRA says it will ‘pray for the victims’ at Houston event tomorrow

The National Rifle Association says it will not cancel or postpone its conference in Houston, Texas tommorrow, but will “pray for the victims” of Tuesday’s school shooting.

“As we gather in Houston, we will reflect on these events, pray for the victims, recognize our patriotic members, and pledge to redouble our commitment to making our schools secure,” the NRA tweeted.

Nathan Place26 May 2022 19:30

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Beto O’Rourke demands Greg Abbott cancel NRA event

Beto O’Rourke, the Democrat running for governor of Texas, has called on current governor Greg Abbott to pull out of this Friday’s NRA convention in Houston.

“Governor Abbott, if you have any decency, you will immediately withdraw from this weekend’s NRA convention and urge them to hold it anywhere but Texas,” the former congressman tweeted.

Mr Abbott is currently scheduled to speak at the conference, alongside senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn and former president Donald Trump, just three days after the school shooting in Uvalde.

Nathan Place26 May 2022 19:15



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