State senator says 911 calls from inside Texas school during shooting were not communicated to on-scene commander
to conduct in-person school district security audits and asked top lawmakers to convene a legislative committee to make recommendations on school and firearm safety, mental health and other issues.The next Texas legislative session is scheduled for January 2023. Gutierrez is among several lawmakers who have urged Abbott, who is running for reelection, to call a special session in response to the shooting.
Gutierrez said it's unclear if any details from the 911 calls was being shared with law enforcement officers from multiple agencies on the scene. “Uvalde PD was the one receiving the 911 calls for 45 minutes while officers were sitting in a hallway, while 19 officers were sitting in a hallway for 45 minutes” Gutierrez said. “We don’t know if it was being communicated to those people or not.”
But, the senator said, the Commission on State Emergency Communications told him school district police chief did not know.Uvalde Police Chief Daniel Rodriguez and a department spokesman have not responded to phone messages and emails from The Associated Press seeking comment Thursday.when a gunman shot and killed seven people and wounded more than two dozen during a shooting rampage in Odessa, Texas.
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