The City of Uvalde has released body cam footage and 911 calls showing how one of the deadliest school shootings in the US unfolded.
The records were released after a settlement agreement was made between the city and news organisations, which was brought by the Associated Press, after they were repeatedly denied open records requests.
The massacre was one of the worst school shootings in US history. It has also been condemned as a massive failure after officers on the scene waited more than 70 minutes before confronting the gunman.
The shooting lead federal lawmakers to pass the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which implemented changed to the mental health system, school safety programs, and gun control laws.Newly released bodycam footage revealed more details Monday about the much-criticized police response to the 2022 mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
Footage shows police officers moving through the hallways of Robb Elementary School on May 24, 2022. Gunman Salvador Ramos killed 19 students and two adults during his rampage, which went on for more than an hour as police hesitated to intervene.
Officials from the city of Uvalde released the footage this weekend alongside a trove of audio, video and other records relating to the tragedy. The release came after the Associated Press and other news organizations brought a lawsuit after the officials initially refused to publicly release the information from one of the worst school shootings in U.S. history.
