Criticism of police action during The massacre in an elementary school in Uvalde that occurred on May 24, a shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers, has increased as more details and videos of the tragedy become known.
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Surveillance video obtained by the Austin American-Statesman newspaper shows Salvador Ramos, the 19-year-old who perpetrated the massacre, flash the van outside Robb Elementary School and then walk into the school armed to begin the shooting. slaughter.
The impression that the police acted slowly or improperly has been reinforced on social networks and among some residents of Uvalde, especially after the authorities confirmed through this video that the attacker spent up to an hour barricaded in a classroom before being killed shot by officers.
After shooting his grandmother in the face at her home, Ramos got into a vehicle and drove to the vicinity of the school primarywhere his car crashed around 11:28 a.m.
From there walked with a rifle and ammunition for 12 minutes until he entered the school, around 11:40 local time. Four minutes later, the police stormed the school.
When local police officers arrived at the scene, they heard shots and identified the classroom where the assailant was, but could not access it because Ramos opened fire on them every time they tried.
These agents called for reinforcements and began the evacuation of students and teachers from the rest of the school, while Ramos was still barricaded in a classroom where he fired indiscriminately at those presentkilling the 19 children and two teachers and wounding many others.
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It was about 12:40 p.m.when the Border Patrol special agents arrived, who managed to shoot down the shooter.
The following video shows the entire sequence:
