Uvalde police, school district now not cooperating with Texas probe of capturing: Sources

The Uvalde Police Division and the Uvalde Independent College District police drive are no longer cooperating with the Texas Department of Public Security's investigation into the massacre at Robb Elementary School and the state's evaluate of the legislation enforcement response, a number of regulation enforcement sources inform ABC Information.

The Uvalde police chief and a spokesperson for the Uvalde Independent Faculty District didn't instantly respond to requests for remark from ABC Information.

According to sources, the choice to cease cooperating occurred soon after the director of DPS, Col. Steven McCraw, held a information conference Friday during which he said the delayed police entry into the classroom was "the fallacious resolution" and contrary to protocol.

Regulation enforcement is seen exterior Robb Elementary College in Uvalde, Texas, on Might 24, 2022, in a picture taken from a video made by a bystander.

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Reached by ABC Information, a spokesperson for the Texas Division of Public Safety mentioned, "The Uvalde Police Division and Uvalde CISD Police have been cooperating with investigators. The chief of the Uvalde CISD Police offered an initial interview but has not responded to a request for a follow-up interview with the Texas Rangers that was made two days in the past."

Final Tuesday's attack, one of many worst faculty shootings in U.S. historical past, left 19 kids and two adults lifeless.