Uvalde shooting hearing: Police response was 'abject failure'

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36% : Jun 21, 3:08 pmLawmakers question why state troopers ceded command to local police chiefMultiple state senators challenged Texas Director of Public Safety Steve McCraw to explain why arriving officers from larger law enforcement agencies did not take over command during the Uvalde shooting, instead leaving those responsibilities to Pete Arredondo, the local school district police chief.
33% : Later, according to McCraw, local police and Border Patrol lost radio communication signals inside the school.
33% : Members of the panel then had an opportunity to make brief opening remarks, where lawmakers wasted little time criticizing law enforcement officials who presented shifting narratives about the Uvalde shooting in the ensuing days and weeks.

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