Amid failures in Uvalde school shooting response, there were attempts at heroism

Tucked within the 77-page report outlining sweeping failures are examples of members of law enforcement who trusted their own instincts in a crisis that demanded action.

A lack of leadership and a communications breakdown contributed to the May 24 massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, according to a Texas House committee's preliminary report into one of the nation's deadliest school shootings in a decade.

But tucked within the 77-page report outlining sweeping failures are glimmers of bold behavior and members of law enforcement who trusted their own instincts in a crisis that demanded unflinching urgency.

In one instance, a veteran Uvalde police lieutenant named Javier Martinez was among those who initially rushed into the threatening scenario. He had heard a report of a crashed truck near Robb Elementary and that shots had been fired just before 11:30 a.m.

Martinez "drove toward the intersection of Geraldine and South Grove, and as he arrived, he saw a man on the side of the road pointing," according to testimony in the report. Martinez "jumped out of his car, popped the trunk to get his vest, then proceeded toward the west side of the school's west building."

Two separate groups of officers converged on the building, focusing on adjoining classrooms 111 and 112, where the gunman was holed up. At about 11:37 a.m., Martinez peered into a vestibule between the classrooms and was met by gunfire, "getting grazed by fragments of building material on the top of his head. He immediately retreated to the north end of the hallway," the report said.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/failures-uvalde-school-shooting-response-attempts-heroism-rcna38722


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