Texas House report on Uvalde shooting: 376 officers responded, 'systemic failures' cited

Daniel Chaitin

July 17, 01:24 PM July 17, 01:32 PM

A Texas House committee released an extensive preliminary report on the deadly Uvalde school shooting last month that left 19 children and two teachers dead.

The 77-page report released Sunday notes, in part, "systemic failures and egregious poor decision making" that extended beyond local police, including a family who did not recognize and act on warning signs and a school district that did not adhere to its safety plan, according to the Texas Tribune.

A total of 376 law enforcement officers responded to Robb Elementary School on May 24, when the gunman walked in and opened fire. The report faults a lack of leadership, communication, and urgency to stop the shooter.

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Roughly 77 minutes passed between when the gunman entered the school and when law enforcement finally killed him. Video of inside the elementary school when the shooter burst into the building and fired into a classroom, as well as officers responding to the scene, was released last week.

Up until now, Uvalde's school district police chief, Pete Arredondo, has faced the brunt of the criticism for the delayed police response. He was later sworn in to a seat on the City Council before resigning in early July amid controversy over his oversight of the shooting response.