Burning shots hit the police shield as they made their way through the school in Ulvade.
But it took at least 40 minutes from the time the alarm first came to the shooter was dead.
– They did nothing until it was too late, says Jacinto Cazares, whose 10-year-old daughter was shot dead.
With a shield as protection, border police, local police and rescue leaders made their way to the classroom at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas.
Everything to stop the school shooter Salvador Ramos18, who barricaded himself inside.
Before the police opened fire on Ramos, the school was evacuated.
At least one agent from the border police’s special forces must have met the school shooter, according to ABC News.
Their boss Jason Owens says it was a brave effort but does not want to name the policeman who fired the fatal shot.
– It would be unfair to say that we only have one person to thank for the shooting coming to an end. It required everyone.
Criticizes the police
From the time the alarm went off when Salvador Ramos was shot, it took between 40 minutes to an hour.
By then he had already killed 19 children and two teachers. There were also a few students left in the classroom who survived the attack.
At the same time, parents waited in despair outside the school, ready to storm in hoping to save their children.
One of them was the father Jacinto Cazares who lost his 10-year-old daughter Jacklyn Jaylen Cazares in the attack.
He criticizes both the police and the school for not having done enough in a statement to ABC News.
– I want to say that we hold the school responsible for not having locked doors and no routine or education. Even the police for not having a better and faster tactical response time. There were at least 40 fully armed policemen but they did nothing until it was too late.
Steven McCrawarea manager for security issues, does not want to give a specific timeline for the work of the police.
– The important thing is that the police were there. They kept him in the classroom, set up a plan and acted.
McCraw later said investigators will go through the surveillance footage to “track every minute.”