Texas Official Calls Uvalde , Police Response an 'Abject Failure'.<br />NBC News reports a top Texas official <br />described the police response during the recent Uvalde school shooting as an "abject failure.".<br />Per NBC News, police searched for a key to the room that the shooter was in even though the door was reportedly already unlocked.<br />Texas Department of Public Safety <br />Director Steve McCraw acknowledged <br />failure at a recent Senate committee hearing.<br />We do know this, there's compelling evidence that the law enforcement response to the attack at Robb Elementary was an abject failure... , Steve McCraw, Texas Department of Public Safety Director, at Senate committee hearing, via NBC News.<br />... and antithetical to <br />everything we've learned <br />over the last two decades <br />since the Columbine massacre. , Steve McCraw, Texas Department of Public Safety Director, at Senate committee hearing, via NBC News.<br />The only thing stopping a hallway of dedicated officers from (entering rooms) 111 and 112... , Steve McCraw, Texas Department of Public Safety Director, at Senate committee hearing, via NBC News.<br />... was the on-scene <br />commander who decided to <br />place the lives of officers <br />before the lives of children. , Steve McCraw, Texas Department of Public Safety Director, at Senate committee hearing, via NBC News.<br />Following the massacre, many have questioned the <br />decisions made by Uvalde Consolidated Independent <br />School District police chief Pete Arredondo.<br />I’ve alternated from sad to disappointed to flat-out angry when I read this timeline... , Paul Bettencourt, Texas State Senator, via NBC News.<br />... because it’s an absolute, total breakdown of any command and control. , Paul Bettencourt, Texas State Senator, via NBC News
