The suspected gunman who slaughtered 19 students and two teachers Tuesday at a Texas elementary school fired shots outside the school for 12 minutes before entering, an official said.
Eighteen-year-old Salvador Ramos spent approximately 12 minutes outside of Robb Elementary School firing shots before he walked into the school and barricaded himself in a classroom,
Regional Director for the Texas Department of Public Safety, Victor Escalon, said Thursday, according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ).
Escalon was unable to provide any answers Thursday as to why no one stopped Ramos from entering the school, the WSJ reported.
A rough timeline of Tuesday’s deadly shooting began around 11:28 a.m. when Ramos crashed his truck into a ditch near the school, Escalon said, according to the WSJ. Witnesses began calling authorities around 11:30 a.m., after Ramos began firing at people at a funeral home across the street from the school, according to the report. Ramos reportedly then walked onto school grounds before walking inside the school without being confronted by anyone at 11:40 a.m.
Authorities arrived on scene roughly four minutes later, according to the WSJ. Shots were exchanged between police and Ramos, according to the report. (RELATED: ‘We Had No Idea This Was Goodbye’: TX Sheriff Attended Honor Roll Ceremony For Daughter Who Died Hours Later In Shooting)
A Border Patrol tactical team entered the school roughly an hour later at 12:40 and killed Ramos, according to the WSJ.
State authorities, including the Texas Rangers, are investigating the Uvalde Police Department amid concerns and questions that officers did not respond quickly enough. Officers were present throughout the attack, with many standing in the parking lot during the 30-60 minute period in which Ramos opened fire. Authorities did not breach the classroom until a staff member gave them a key to unlock the door, the Associated Press (AP) reported.
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