“There was no way of going in,” one sergeant said of fears the lone teen gunman could “take all of us out” with his “battle rifle.”
Body-camera footage captured some of the first responders to Robb Elementary last May warning that shooter Salvador Ramos, 18, had an “AR,” according to a ne“He has a battle rifle,” someone warned, as another officer getting the same warning reacted with a blunt: “F–k.”
While mass-shooter training tells officers to risk their lives to immediately try to end the carnage, officers repeatedly admitted they feared being overpowered by the weapon, according to the investigation, which also cited previously unpublished interviews with investigators.UVALDE POLICE DEPARTMENT HANDOUT
“Had anybody gone through that door, he would have killed whoever it was,” Martinez said, justifying the shocking 77-minute delay even as trapped fourth-gradersAnother of those first on scene, Sgt. Daniel Coronado, also told investigators of similar fears when he realized, “S–t, it’s a rifle.”
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