US justice department says 'lack of urgency' led to failed response to Uvalde shooting | B

Chaos and a "lack of urgency" plagued the police response to the deadly 2022 mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, the US justice department has found. Teachers and students "were trapped in a room with an active shooter for over an hour", US Attorney General Merrick Garland said. "That should not have happened." His comments followed Thursday's release of a long-awaited report into one of the deadliest school shootings in US history. The sharply critical report, spanning more than 600 pages, described how police officers remained in a hallway or outside the school as the gunman shot dozens of people in two classrooms, killing 19 children and two teachers. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #US #Uvalde #BBCNews