Texas DPS Director Steve McCraw told CNN he would resign if his troopers had “any culpability” in the response to the Uvalde school shooting in May. But his agency has also faced scrutiny for officers’ delay in confronting the gunman.
to reengage, contrary to active-shooter training. Of the nearly 400 officers who responded, 91 were from the state police. A team of U.S. Border Patrol agents and local officers, which did not include any state troopers, ultimately entered the classroom containing the shooter and killed him.McCraw and DPS have largely avoided scrutiny
Police tactics experts questioned why DPS did not take a lead role in the shooting response as it had during previous critical events, including the, 2013 fertilizer plant explosion in West and 2018 shooting at Santa Fe High School. McCraw said during his Senate testimony he did not think it was feasible for troopers to have assumed command. On Friday, the DPS leader told CNN that the agency is committed to holding itself accountable.
“Quite the contrary, all leaders in Region 3 did what they were supposed to do and have stepped up to meet the moment,” the minutes quote McCraw as saying.
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