On May 29, local time, the U.S. Department of Justice issued a statement saying that at the request of the mayor of Uvalde, Texas, the U.S. Department of Justice will review the police response to the city’s elementary school shooting.
The purpose of the review is to provide an independent report of police enforcement actions and responses on the day of the incident, and to draw lessons learned to help police and emergency personnel better prepare for an "active gunman" attack, the statement said. and reaction.
After the Texas elementary school shooting, the local police response in the case was widely questioned and criticized.
Although the police arrived at the scene early, and the teachers and students in the school have been calling the police for help, the police did not start the operation immediately, but waited for more than an hour before starting the operation.
The incident ultimately resulted in the deaths of 19 children and 2 teachers.