Police officers from across Texas have converged on Uvalde following the massacre that left 19 children and two teachers dead. Although they say they’re here to support Uvalde police, the exact nature of their role is unclear.
The officers at one point urged mourners to “walk faster” so they could avoid the journalists, who were standing where police had directed them to wait.On Thursday, a uniformed Lubbock police officer watched as bikers from a group called Guardians of the Childrenwho was walking in a public street near a funeral. The confrontation was captured on a video posted to Twitter.
He added: “The Lubbock Police Department believes strongly in the First Amendment protections provided to the media and citizen journalists alike to cover and share news from any incident, whether in our jurisdiction or not.” “We’re trying to help out with what they need, but as far as my understanding, we’re not engaging as far as blacking out the press or anything like that. I hope not,” Smith said.
Daniels said that “we have no agreement whatsoever with any biker group, nor have they been deputized.”
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