Prior to laying that out, McCraw informed the public that, despite initial accounts to the contrary, there was no resource officer at the school at the time the gunman arrived. That resource officer was shortly called to the scene, where the officer drove around to the back of the school only to find a teacher there. The resource officer had passed right by the gunman, who was hiding behind a vehicle. That resource officer was called to the scene in response to a 911 call.McCraw was not able to say why the officer was not stationed at the school. The Uvalde school district has 6 resource officers assigned to their area.
The suspect was shooting in between the vehicles at 11:30 am, and multiple shots were fired at the school at 11:32. At 11:33, he entered the school and began shooting into rooms 111 or 112. The suspect, McCraw said, "shot more than 100 rounds based on the audio evidence at that time, at least 10o rounds.
"The door the gunman used to gain entry to the school was propped open by a teacher, McCraw said.
At 11:35 am, three police officers went into the school through the same doors as the suspect. These were officers with the Uvalde police department, and were later followed by additional Uvalde officers, along with the county sheriff. Three officers were shot, receiving "grazing wounds." The suspect was inside a classroom at that time, with the door locked.
Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steven McCraw on the delay in sending law enforcement into the school:
"Hey, from the benefit of hindsight ... of course it was not the right decision. It was the wrong decision. Period." pic.twitter.com/lWUQEnaZ2T
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) May 27, 2022
