Castro asks FBI to probe police response

Texas Democratic Rep. Joaquin Castro on Thursday requested the FBI to research the timeline of the Uvalde elementary college bloodbath and the police response to it as controversy grew over how legislation enforcement officers responded to the scene.

“The individuals of Uvalde, of Texas, and of the nation deserve an correct account of what transpired,” Castro wrote FBI Director Christopher Wray. “State officers have supplied conflicting accounts which can be at odds with these supplied by witnesses.”

“Your company should make sure that the American individuals have a whole and complete account of how this tragedy occurred,” wrote Castro, who represents a district encompassing components of San Antonio, lower than 90 miles from Uvalde.

The congressperson’s letter got here as a prime Texas legislation enforcement official contradicted earlier police experiences, and stated rifle-toting 18-year-old Salvador Ramos had not encountered an armed college police officer earlier than he entered Robb Elementary College on Tuesday morning and commenced firing with an AR-15-style rifle.

Whereas police responded to the varsity inside 4 minutes, authorities waited for an hour to enter the varsity, when a tactical workforce from the U.S. Border Patrol arrived and went in and killed Ramos, Texas Division of Public Security (DPS) Regional Director Victor Escalon stated.

Ramos had killed 19 kids within the college, together with two lecturers.

Castro, in his letter to Wray, referred to a number of experiences which have stated, “Onlookers allege that oldsters unsuccessfully urged legislation enforcement to enter the constructing throughout this time.” Some experiences have stated cops stopped mother and father from coming into the varsity.

“I urge the FBI to make use of its most authority to completely study the timeline of occasions and the legislation
enforcement response and to provide a full, well timed, and clear report in your findings,” Castro wrote.