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Originally Posted by jimjamuser
I heard on TV that one officer (a school officer, I think) saw the Uvalde shooter walking outside after he had sent some shots at people in an adjacent parking lot. For some reason (?), that officer did NOT shoot at him. I believe that I heard that the shot was too long. There were a lot of changes to the story as time went on, so this may or may not be true.
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This bothered me a great deal when I read the ALERRT report on Uvalde. That is the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training center. This is the training center law enforcement sends officers to for rapid response such as mass shootings. Their assessment of the Police response to the Uvalde shooting will anger any adult who cares for innocent victims especially children. You are correct. Ramos crashed the pickup into a ditch. Two employees from a funeral home walked toward him to see if they could help. He took shots at them and they ran back. An officer witnessed this. There is video cam from the officer of Ramos leaving the truck and walking across a field toward the school carrying his rifle.
The distance from the officer to Ramos was 146 yards. He had Ramos in his sights and called his supervisor for permission to take the shot. His supervisor did not respond. The officer called again and by the time he got a response, Ramos had entered the school. This is the point where lack of training failed those children and teachers. The officer knows Ramos took shots at two people, is walking toward a school and is armed and dangerous. He should NOT have called for permission. The officer had an AR and 146 yards is a very easy shot to make. It sickens me that he did not take the shot and avoid the mass shooting all together.
Of the approximately 400 officers who responded to the call that day, they all failed. One of the first officers who arrived tried to engage Ramos but did NOT have support from his fellow officers and when it took concrete shrapnel to his head, he retreated. What followed his actions was nothing short of cowardice.