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Questions mount as police now say Texas shooter entered Robb elementary 'unobstructed' through an unlocked door, an hour passed before border agents stormed the building



Questions swirled on Thursday as new information contradicted much of the original reporting about Tuesday's horrific mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 young children and three adults dead.

Over the last two days, the prevailing narrative was that 18-year-old Salvador Ramos outgunned police and overpowered school security on his way to carrying out unspeakable atrocities inside Robb Elementary School. Democratic politicians and left-wing media figures immediately pushed for gun control measures as the only justifiable response.

But in a matter of 24 hours, the account has changed dramatically, raising fresh questions over what else could have been done to prevent the attack.

Speaking with reporters Thursday, Victor Escalon, a regional director for the Texas Department of Public Safety, reported that Ramos walked into Robb Elementary School "unobstructed" through an unlocked door before barricading himself inside a fourth-grade classroom and opening fire on students and staff.

And contrary to original reports, the shooter never encountered an armed school security guard on his way into the building. Escalon said that while the school normally has an armed school safety officer in position, "there was not an officer, readily available, armed" when Ramos arrived on Tuesday.

The bombshell revisions come as local law enforcement continue to face mounting criticism over the amount of time that elapsed before Border Patrol agents stormed the building.

According to the Associated Press, Texas DPS spokesperson Travis Considine revealed Thursday that roughly an hour passed between Ramos entering the school and a Border Patrol tactical unit storming in to neutralize him.

Considine said Ramos began his rampage at 11:40 a.m. An hour later, the federal agents entered and at 12:58 p.m., radio chatter declared that the shooter was dead.

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Texas AG Ken Paxton, Parkland dad demand more school security in wake of Texas massacre: ‘Armed guard, single point of entry, teacher training’



In the aftermath of a horrific school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday that left 19 elementary-aged students and three adults dead, some — including a father who lost his teenage daughter in a separate school shooting — are calling on the government to ramp up school security.

Andrew Pollack, whose daughter Meadow died during a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, in 2018, issued a plea for enhanced security measures and funding at schools across the country Tuesday evening.

"Armed guard, single point of entry, teacher training," he wrote in a tweet, adding, "We send out $Billions to other countries all the time. Why not fund school safety in America?"

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) made similar remarks during an interview with Fox News on Tuesday.

"Look, we just spent $40 billion on Ukraine to help protect another nation," Paxton said. "It seems like the least we could do is fund a police officer or at least a program because obviously there are thousands and thousands of schools in this country."

"A program that trains people in the school, so that when this does happen, because it will happen again, we know what's going to happen. So if we know what's going to happen, let's do everything we can to prevent it from turning into the situation we just had yesterday," he added.

Others, including conservative political commentator Dana Loesch, lamented the lack of serious investigation following the tragic shooting.

"Not a single politician is asking: 1) How did this murderer get into the school? 2) What security did this school have and how can we protect schools like we protect our concerts, banks, museums? 3) WHERE WERE HIS PARENTS AND THE ADULTS IN HIS LIFE? 4) How did he buy a handgun? 5) Did he pass a background check? 6) No one in his house saw what was going on?" she tweeted.

After shooting and critically wounding his grandmother, troubled 18-year-old Salvador Ramos entered Robb Elementary School late Tuesday morning wearing a tactical vest and brandishing at least one firearm.

According to CNN, Ramos was engaged by police but was able to flee and get inside the school, where he barricaded himself inside a classroom and started shooting. All of the children killed in the attack were inside that classroom.

The Austin American-Statesman added that authorities said Ramos overpowered a school officer on his way into the building, though that claim has not appeared in reports from other outlets.

"The shooter was able to make entry into a classroom, barricaded himself inside that classroom, and again just began shooting numerous children and teachers that were in that classroom, having no regard for human life. Just a completely evil person," Lt. Christopher Olivarez of the Texas Department of Public Safety told NBC's TODAY on Wednesday.

"[He] just began shooting anyone that was in his way. At that point we had a tactical law enforcement team arrive — made up of multiple federal officers, local officers, as well as state troopers — that were able to able to make forcible entry into that classroom. They were met with gunfire as well but they were able to shoot and kill that suspect," Olivarez added.