DOJ Cites ‘Cascading Failures’ , in Uvalde Shooting Report.<br />ABC reports that the Justice Department has <br />released a scathing review of the 2022 Uvalde, <br />Texas, mass shooting at Robb Elementary School.<br />The Justice Department report described "cascading <br />failures of leadership" amid the attack, along with <br />"several critical failures and other breakdowns.".<br />According to the report, those "failures and other <br />breakdowns" occurred "prior to, during, and after <br />the Robb Elementary School response.".<br />On May 24, 2022, an 18-year-old gunman killed <br />19 students and two teachers at the elementary <br />school before law enforcement killed the shooter. .<br />The responding officers from both state and local <br />agencies waited approximately 77 minutes before <br />breaching the school and killing the gunman.<br />ABC reports that the Justice Department launched <br />a "Critical Incident Review" to examine the <br />police response just weeks after the shooting. .<br />That review resulted in a 575-page report that details not <br />only law enforcement's numerous failures but also the <br />impact of misinformation that followed the tragedy.<br />The extent of misinformation, misguided <br />and misleading narratives, leaks, and lack <br />of communication about what happened <br />on May 24 is unprecedented and has had <br />an extensive, negative impact on the <br />mental health and recovery of the family <br />members and other victims, as well <br />as the entire community of Uvalde, Justice Department report, via ABC.<br />The Justice Department report described the <br />response by those first on the scene, who retreated <br />from the gunman, as "the most significant failure." .<br />Leadership ... demonstrated no <br />urgency for establishing a command <br />and control structure, which led to <br />challenges related to information <br />sharing, lack of situational statuses, <br />and limited-to-no direction for personnel <br />in the hallway or on the perimeter, Justice Department report, via ABC
