Relatives of those killed in a mass shooting at Robb Elementary expressed grief and outrage.
Vincent Salazar, grandfather of victim Layla Salazar, holds up his copy of the Texas House Investigative Committee’s preliminary report on the Robb Elementary School shootingUVALDE — Relatives of those killed in a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School expressed grief and outrage on Sunday in response to a Texas House committee report that found police — in waiting more than an hour to confront the gunman — prioritized their own safety over the lives of students and teachers.
According to the report, 376 law enforcement officers from nearly two dozen federal, state and local agencies converged on Robb Elementary on May 24 after an 18-year-old gunman, Salvador Ramos of Uvalde, walked in at 11:33 a.m. with an assault-style rifle and began shooting inside two classrooms.The police response to the crisis was chaotic, and no one was clearly in charge, the report said.
“My niece, she had a pulse,” Flores said. “They rushed her to the hospital. She bled to death. Why? Because she didn’t get medical attention. was one. One idiot. All of you jump on him — you swore to protect.” On Sunday, Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin Jr. announced that the city had placed Pargas on administrative leave while it investigates the role of the Uvalde Police Department in the botched response.“They failed us,” she said. “Who protected our kids? Nobody. And they were cowards. I’m sorry to say that, and I’m embarrassed to say that, but every single individual who was in the hallway should be fired. If nobody was in charge, then anybody could have gone in.
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