At the scene of a Texas high school shooting. File photoWASHINGTON, May 26.The American police waited an hour for reinforcements and refrained from storming a school in the Texas town of Uvalde, where the gunman shot dead 19 children and two teachers, the head of local law enforcement agencies admitted. The actions of the police are causing more and more questions from the American public and the media, but the authorities have so far refrained from public criticism at their address. The regional director of the Department of Public Safety for South Texas, Victor Escalon, told a press conference in Uwald that law enforcement officers were on the spot minutes after the signal about the penetration of the criminal into the school, but retreated, falling under fire. for shooting, the officers did not enter (into the building), but they requested additional resources — everyone who was in range, tactical groups. We need equipment, special equipment, bulletproof vests, snipers, negotiators. At this time they made these calls to get help and solve problems uh, stop her immediately,» Escalon said. «After about an hour, the border guards, tactical teams, arrived. They entered the building and shot the suspect,» he added. Escalon added that while waiting for help, the police facilitated the evacuation of children and teachers from the school. in a cordon around a school where a gunman is rampaging inside, parents of children who are held hostage demand action from them and rush to the building in desperation. />May 25, 12:39Texas Elementary School ShootingThe Wall Street Journal recounts the story of a schoolboy's mother, who she says was handcuffed by police officers, whom she repeatedly urged to fight the perpetrator. for interfering with investigative actions, the publication says. The offender, before he was stopped, barricaded himself in one of the classrooms and killed 19 schoolchildren, who were eight -11 years old, along with their two teachers. US President Joe Biden and Texas Governor Greg Abbott have so far not expressed any complaints against law enforcement agencies, on the contrary, emphasizing their professionalism.
