11 officers responded to Uvalde shooting within 3 minutes, source says, as new reports reveal how authorities then waited to engage

After the gunman fired at officers and holed up in connecting classrooms 111 and 112, where he shot and killed 19 students and two teachers, officers remained stationed in an adjacent hallway.

A review of surveillance footage and transcripts of radio traffic and phone calls by the Tribune -- which says details were confirmed by a senior official at the state's DPS -- put the gunman shooting inside classroom 111, briefly walking out the door, then reentering and opening fire. One security footage image obtained by the Austin American-Statesman shows at least three officers in the hallway -- two of whom have rifles and one officer who appears to have a tactical shield -- at 11:52 a.m., 19 minutes after the gunman entered the school.

In the first minutes of their response, an officer also said a Halligan, a firefighting tool that is used for forcible entry, was on scene, according to the Tribune. However, the tool wasn't brought into the school until an hour after officers arrived and was never used, the Tribune said.

Is there a 'dereliction of duty' in the books? Shameful.

Kinda like showing up to a church wedding in the parking lot without getting out of the car.

Having city police, county police, federal police AND even school police isn’t enough. You need police for EACH grade…and a SWAT team to go in ahead of the other SWAT team….with more guns….naturally.

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