During Texas School Shooting, Delay In Breaching School Door Was 'Wrong Decision,' Official Says

The head of the Texas Department of Public Safety is giving updates Friday on the investigation into this week's deadly shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde. Agency Director Steven McCraw is holding a press conference amid growing questions about how police responded when a gunman entered the school and killed 19 children and two teachers.

Friday, May 27th 2022, 11:47 am

By: CBS News

Nearly 20 officers were in a hallway outside of the classrooms at a Texas elementary school for more than 45 minutes before agents used a master key to open a door and confront a gunman, authorities said Friday. The on-site commander believed the gunman was barricaded in a classroom at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde during Tuesday's attack and that the children were not at risk, Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steven McCraw said at a news conference.

"Of course it was not the right decision. It was the wrong decision," McCraw said.

Children repeatedly called 911 asking for help, including one who pleaded: "Please send the police now."

U.S. Border Patrol agents eventually used a master key to open the locked door of the classroom where they confronted and killed the gunman, 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, McCraw said.

This is a developing story and will be updated.