The state’s top law enforcement agency has publicly criticized the actions of local...
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. The DPS leader told CNN that the agency is committed to holding itself accountable.
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