On Tuesday, July 12, additional video of the Uvalde massacre was made public, showing that officers who had responded to the scene had fled the alleged shooter as he committed the crime.
In Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, 2022, Salvador Ramos opened fire at Robb Elementary School. Ramos was shot and killed by the police after being charged with the murders of 19 pupils and two teachers.
The most recent video has now demonstrated the officers’ lack of urgency in their response as they waited while the shooter was roaming the hallways. Even a hand sanitizer being used by an officer is visible. Authorities are supposedly seen running away from the alleged shooter as he starts firing in another piece of video.
Netizens are outraged over this because they see it as a sign that American authorities lack guts and are unprepared to handle school shootings.
Netizens were outraged by the Uvalde attack, one of the worst in the history of the Texas school system, and claimed that the government responded poorly to the incident. According to the BBC, it took the police over an hour to confront the alleged gunman.
The Uvalde police and officials, according to internet users, are allegedly attempting to censor the video that shows the attack.
Authorities are seen waiting in the hallway instead of directly engaging with the shooter
Owing to their slow response, Uvalde authorities have faced severe criticism since the shooting
Authorities have received criticism for how they handled the horrific massacre in the past. Pete Arredondo, the former head of the Uvalde police department, came under intense examination; as a result of the criticism, he resigned.
The Texas Department of Public Safety’s Steve McCraw criticized Arredondo and the cops for their response on June 21.
Additionally, Uvalde police spokespersons have been charged with making false claims about how they handled the shooting. McCraw asserted on May 25 that law enforcement approached the alleged shooter right away, but security video reveals otherwise.
The US has experienced more than 300 mass shootings as of July 2022, according to the Gun Violence Archive.
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