Some journalists were baffled by lack of answers two full days after the Robb Elementary shooting massacre: 'Parents are going to be very frustrated.'
said in a report for CBS News on Thursday. “Parents are going to be very frustrated by this.” The event was yet another fumble for Texas officials, who have struggled to answer questions about Tuesday’s attack amid a national outpouring of grief and rage.
A news conference Wednesday with Gov. Greg Abbott descended into shouting and cursing after Democratic gubernatorial nominee Beto O’Rourke interrupted it to confront him. Sen. Ted Cruz stormed away from an interview at a vigil the same day after a reporter asked him why gun massacres were so common in the United States.Escalon’s account left huge gaps in the timeline of events, especially what occurred for a full hour after the first police response to reports of a car crash “and a man with a gun,” and what happened during an assault by Border Patrol agents that led to the suspect’s death. Some observers were baffled by the abrupt way Escalon delivered Thursday’s most important new information — the fact that no officer confronted the gunman before he entered the school, contrary to what law enforcement officials had said previously. “The officials knew that was the key question of the day and should have been better prepared to answer it,” said Dave Statter, a former TV reporter who now advises public safety agencies on communications issues. Police could have easily shared that news via social media or news release before the conference.Escalon “seemed to be winging it and was definitely not ready for prime time,” said Mark Feldstein, a veteran TV journalist who is now a professor of journalism at the University of Maryland. “He asked more questions than he answered and was long on emotion but short on solid information.” The “confused and rambling” performance, as Feldstein described it, underscored the growing concerns and questions about the still-blurry timeline. “This is not what that town needs after so much trauma.” “Ducking and running, dodging and dissembling, neither answers questions nor inspires confidence,” said Frank Sesno, the former CNN anchor and former director of the School of Media and Public Affairs at George Washington University.
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