Uvalde Shooter Never Fired A Gun Before School Massacre, Report Says

Sunday saw the release of additional information regarding the Robb Elementary School shooting committed by Salvador Ramos.

Investigators emphasized how despite Ramos' lack of weapons training, he was still able to carry out the murder because of "systemic failures" by police, school administrators, and his own family.

It was also discovered that 376 police officers eventually arrived on the site, yet the shooter was allowed to kill four graders and two teachers inside a classroom as officers waited outside.

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The report was created by members of the Texas House investigative committee after weeks of research into the events leading up to, during, and following one of the deadliest school shootings in US history.

On May 24, when the 18-year-old shooter entered Robb Elementary School armed with automatic guns and a large amount of ammunition, the massacre took place.

The teenager, who was also from Uvalde, entered the building and opened fire on two nearby classrooms with more than 100 shots.

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The study portrays Ramos, the gunman in Uvalde, as an unstable person who displayed frightening warning signs in the year before the shooting.

According to the Texas Tribune, the inquiry reveals that others close to the 18-year-old neglected to help or call the authorities.

The inquiry revealed that the teen asked several people to purchase firearms for him before he was legally permitted to do so.

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Later, when he was old enough to purchase firearms on his own, a relative accompanied him to a weapons store, according to the report.

Several government figures and law enforcement organizations are also criticized in the study for their "systemic failures" and "egregiously poor decision making" on the day of the killing.

After arriving on the scene, 376 law enforcement officials reportedly waited outside the classroom for more than an hour before the shooter was apprehended.

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According to the Texas Tribune, the new analysis is the first to criticize state and federal officials for their inaction.

According to the inquiry, 240 of the law enforcement personnel present at the school during the shooting were State Police and US Border Patrol agents.

As more details about what happened emerge, the public has harshly criticized the police response to the shooting.

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Just two minutes after the shooter started firing inside the facility, according to surveillance footage, law enforcement officers entered the school.

Officers from numerous law enforcement organizations arrived at the site throughout the next hours, but the shooter stayed in the classroom with the injured children and kept shooting from his revolver.

A Border Patrol Agent shot and killed the shooter more than 70 minutes after the first police officers entered the school.

The Texas House Investigative Committee's report, which was made public on Sunday, represents the most recent attempt to look into what took place and inform the Uvalde families.

According to CNN, committee members interviewed several dozen people for the probe, including state and local law enforcement officers, school district representatives, school personnel, and administrators.

Nearly two months after the tragic incident, relatives from Uvalde received copies of the report before a meeting with the investigating committee on Sunday.

To prevent the investigative report from being leaked to the media before the families had a chance to see it, the committee gave physical copies of the study, according to CNN.