Texas Official:  It was “the wrong decision, period” to not take on the shooter immediately

The director of the Texas Department of Public Safety criticized police for not immediately breaching the classroom door and confronting the gunman at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. During the time police waited in the hallway, children inside classrooms 111 and 112 repeatedly called 911 and pleaded for help. Former FBI deputy director and CNN Senior Law Enforcement Analyst Andrew McCabe weighs in on the new details about the incident commander’s "thought process" during the police response. Fourth grade survivors are now speaking out about what happened that day. AC360 talks to Dr. Melissa Brymer about the ways people can help those impacted by this tragedy. She’s an expert on Child Traumatic Stress and helped implement services for survivors and families after the Sandy Hook shooting in Newtown, Connecticut in 2012.

Guests: Andrew McCabe, Dr. Melissa Brymer.

Airdate: May 27, 2022

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