Uvalde mayor denies officer had sights on gunman, supports releasing video

Mayor Don McLaughlin said late Friday that he feels releasing footage from inside Robb Elementary School will give the community clarity.

“The video is likely to bring clarity to the public, to the families of victims and survivors,” the mayor said. The report did not say why the officer felt he had to ask for permission to shoot, and instead explains he was justified in using deadly force to stop the attacker. The Texas Penal Code says an individual is justified in using deadly force when they believe it “is immediately necessary to prevent the commission of murder,” among other crimes.

But McLaughlin said the report did not give a “complete and accurate” account of what happened. According to him, no Uvalde police officer saw the shooter or had an opportunity to fire at him before he entered the school.

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