The Uvalde sheriff had vital details about the gunman but initially chose not to go to the school. He called his response to the massacre adequate.
Uvalde County Sheriff Ruben Nolasco rushed toward Robb Elementary School when calls came in that a man was firing his gun after crashing his pickup truck on May 24. He was one of the 376 officers who went to help children and teachers. But, unlike the vast majority, he had the rank to easily take charge, he had vital information about the shooter and a call about victims in a classroom, and others looked to him as a commander on the scene with up-to-date information.
” Nolasco then said that state police reinforcements from the Texas Department of Public Safety were on their way. “DPS is coming,” he said. “I got the captain. We need to, we need to get this contained and see what, you know, who’s in charge.” A text message conversation between Nolasco and DPS Captain Joel Betancourt, obtained by CNN, shows that they were in contact. At 11:38 a.m., Betancourt texted Nolasco: “Reports of a school shooting in Uvalde.
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