DOJ lays out ‘critical failures’ in Uvalde shooting report

Published January 18, 2024 12:22pm ET



The Department of Justice declared the mass shooting that left 21 dead at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, in May 2022 a law enforcement “failure,” according to a lengthy after-action report the DOJ released Thursday.

The report laid out the timeline of the Robb Elementary School shooting, carried out by 18-year-old former student Salvador Ramos. It noted how law enforcement officers did not kill Ramos until 77 minutes after they arrived on scene.

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