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Top Texas cop says Uvalde police response 'abject failure'

Top Texas law enforcement official castigates Uvalde police response to school shooting

Aired 06/21/2022

PBS News Hour

Top Texas cop says Uvalde police response 'abject failure'

Clip: 6/21/2022 | 6m 19sVideo has Closed Captions

Top Texas law enforcement official castigates Uvalde police response to school shooting

Texas' top state law enforcement official on Tuesday called the police response to the Uvalde school massacre an "abject failure." Testifying at a state Senate hearing, Col. Steve McCraw said police could have stopped the gunman within 3 minutes, but put the safety of police before teachers and children. Tony Plohetski, a reporter for the Austin American-Statesman, joins Amna Nawaz to discuss.

Aired 06/21/2022

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