The gunman walks down an empty hallway, stopping to shoot into classrooms, according to video released by the Austin American-Statesman. A student spotted the shooter as he turned a corner and then ran away. Exclusive Uvalde video shows school shooting, police in hallway after gunman enters classroom Austin American-Statesman YouTube Three minutes later, the first police officers enter the building. They are shot by the gunmen and run away. The video then cuts to 19 minutes later, where there is a more heavily armed police presence in the hallway, but still no entry into the classrooms where the gunman fired more than 100 rounds, killing 19 children and two teachers. The newspaper removed the sounds of the screaming children, but the noise of the hundreds of shots fired by the gunman can be heard in the video. The video is difficult to watch as the officers stand in the hallway for long periods of time. An officer goes to a wall-mounted hand sanitizer dispenser in the middle of the carnage. Seventy-seven minutes into the edited video, the breach takes place in the classroom and gunfire is heard. The release of the video was part of a controversy between several government officials, including the Uvalde County District Attorney, who opposed his release. Those calling for his release, including the victims’ families, hoped it would help explain the delayed response and why officers put their own safety before that of children. But the video has only raised more questions. “I am deeply disappointed before this video was released before all the families affected that day and the Uvalde community had a chance to see it as part of President Dustin Burrows’ plan. Those most affected should have been among the first. who will see this,” Department of Public Safety Director Steven McCraw said in a statement. “This video provides chilling evidence that law enforcement’s response to the attack at Robb Elementary on May 24th was an abject failure. In law enforcement, when one officer fails, we all fail.” State Rep. Dustin Burrows said that while he was “pleased that a small portion is now available to the public,” he believes “monitoring the full extent of the law enforcement response, or lack thereof, is also important.” Burrows also said he was disappointed that the victims’ families didn’t get a chance to watch the video before it was released.

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