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

The Uvalde Police Department and the Uvalde Impartial Faculty District police pressure are now not cooperating with the Texas Division of Public Safety's investigation into the bloodbath at Robb Elementary School and the state's overview of the law enforcement response, a number of regulation enforcement sources inform ABC Information.

The Uvalde police chief and a spokesperson for the Uvalde Unbiased Faculty District did not instantly respond to requests for remark from ABC Information.

In line with sources, the decision to cease cooperating occurred quickly after the director of DPS, Col. Steven McCraw, held a information conference Friday throughout which he said the delayed police entry into the classroom was "the incorrect decision" and contrary to protocol.

Law enforcement is seen outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, 2022, in an image taken from a video made by a bystander.

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Reached by ABC News, a spokesperson for the Texas Department of Public Safety stated, "The Uvalde Police Division and Uvalde CISD Police have been cooperating with investigators. The chief of the Uvalde CISD Police supplied an preliminary interview however 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 assault, one of the worst faculty shootings in U.S. historical past, left 19 youngsters and two adults useless.