Police didn’t rush Uvalde gunman because they feared his AR-15 despite some of them carrying same weapon

Published March 21, 2023 5:58am ET



During the spring 2022 elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, police say they waited an hour to enter the classroom and confront the shooter because they were scared of his AR-15 despite some officers possessing the same weapon, an investigation found.

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