Uvalde shooing timeline

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Information about the shooting has been changing constantly.
Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Lieutenant Chris Olivera said police engaged with the gunman as he entered the school. SOURCE: YouTube
The next day Lieutenant Olivera said there was no such interaction. SOURCE: YouTube
As of today, here’s what transpired.
Approx. 11:00 AM: The shooter posted on Facebook that he was going to shoot his grandmother. SOURCE: TexasTribune
He did so, then fled in his grandmother’s truck.
The grandmother called 911 (1st call)
Approx. 11:15 AM: He posted on Facebook his plan to shoot up a school. SOURCE: TexasTribune
11:27 AM: Video showed a door to the school propped open. SOURCE: CBS
11:28 AM: He crashed the truck near the school. SOURCE: CBS
A teacher saw the crash and went inside to call 911 (2nd), leaving the door open.
Two nearby men approached the vehicle until they saw the armed suspect.
The gunmen fired at the men, but neither was injured.
11:30 AM: 911 was called and the crash was reported. SOURCE: CBS
The name of the teacher is being covered anonymously in reports, probably because she left the door open.
11:31 AM: Police arrived, but didn’t initially see the gunman. SOURCE: CBS
Gunman proceeded to shoot at the school from behind cars in the parking lot.
11:33 AM: The gunman entered the school through the door left open by the teacher. SOURCE: CBS
He proceeded to fire “more than 100 rounds” (evidenced by available audio) and entered into either room 111 or 112.
Earlier reports stated that the gunman was initially met and engaged by a school resource officer, but this information was later proven false.
11:35 AM: Three officers entered the school through the same door. SOURCE: CBS
They briefly exchanged fire with the shooter. Two were grazed.
Four more officers entered the school soon after.
At some point between the first shots and the second burst, “Code Black” was announced in the cafeteria. SOURCE: The Guardian
Employees reportedly didn’t even know what that meant.
11:37 AM: The gunman fired 16 more rounds. SOURCE: CBS
11:43 AM: The school broadcasted over Facebook that they were in lockdown.
11:51 AM: More police arrived. SOURCE: CBS
11:54 AM: Parents and police gathered outside the building. SOURCE: NYT
COPS PEPPER-SPRAYED AND CUFFED PARENTS SOURCE: Twitter
12:03 PM Approximately 19 officers were inside the school. SOURCE CBS
Three 911 calls were made from inside the classroom by a female student at: SOURCE: CBS
12:03 (3rd)
12:10 (4th)
12:13 PM (5th).
The student reported multiple people were dead.
12:11 PM: An officer announced to parents that students would be moved to the nearby funeral home for reunification. SOURCE: NYT
12:15 PM: Border Patrol Tactical Unit members began arriving. SOURCE: CBS
12:16 and 12:19 PM: The same student dialed 911, the 6th and 7th calls. SOURCE: CBS
12:17 PM: The school posted on Facebook that there was an active shooter.
12:21 PM: The shooter began firing again, possibly at the door. SOURCE: CBS
12:30 PM: The school announced on Facebook that reunification would be at the high school.
12:36 PM: The female student from inside the classroom called 911 (8th) and was told to stay on the line. SOURCE: CBS
At 12:43 and 12:47 PM, she told them to “send police now.”
12:40 PM: The school posted to Facebook to change the reunification location to the civic center.
12:50 PM: Police finally got the key to unlock the door. SOURCE: CBS
They opened the door and shot/killed the shooter.
CONCLUSION: The Uvalde police failed miserably to handle the active shooter situation.
Even after having performed training only a handful of weeks prior to the shooting. SOURCE: Newsweek
According to the New York Times, the training stated that SOURCE: Twitter
“[The] Officer’s first priority is to move in and confront the attacker.”
Officers failed to act out of fear of being shot. SOURCE: WaPo
But the Uvalde training explicitly stated, SOURCE: Twitter
“As first responders we must recognize that innocent life must be defended.”
“A first responder unwilling to place the lives of the innocent above their own safety should consider another career field.”