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Top Texas law enforcement official castigates Uvalde police response to school shooting

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English - June 21, 2022 22:45 - 6 minutes - 11.8 MB - ★★★★ - 967 ratings
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Texas' top state law enforcement official on Tuesday called the police response to the Uvalde school massacre an "abject failure." Testifying at a state Senate hearing, Col. Steve McCraw said police could have stopped the gunman within 3 minutes, but put the safety of police before teachers and children. Tony Plohetski, a reporter for the Austin American-Statesman, joins Amna Nawaz to discuss. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders