The development appears to end a weeks-long dispute between the Texas Department of Public Safety and Uvalde’s mayor over how to handle the sensitive video, though it’s unclear when the footage will be released. The public back-and-forth eventually became a source of conflict between some family members of the victims and officials who claimed to represent their interests. At a hearing Monday in Austin, Rep. Dustin Burrows, chairman of a Texas task force investigating Robb’s shooting, said the video “will not contain graphic images or depictions of violence” but supported the release of footage of the police response. to help. the public has a better understanding of what happened inside the school. “I can tell people all day what I saw, the committee can tell people all day what we saw, but it’s a lot different to see it yourself,” Burrows said. “And we think that’s very important.” Law enforcement is seen outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, 2022, in an image taken from a video shot by a bystander. Jesse Ortiz Burrows did not say when the video would be released, but pledged to “continue to press the situation and consider all options to ensure that this video is released to the public.” More than six weeks after the massacre, questions remain about the police response and the 77 minutes that passed between the time the gunman entered the school and when law enforcement broke through and killed him.
