The massacre by Salvador Ramos in Uvalde on 24 May - one of the worst school shootings in US history - was the focus of a damning report released on Sunday, which revealed almost 400 law enforcement personnel were sent to the scene.
Despite the huge response in terms of personnel, a"lackadaisical approach" and overarching sense of"chaos" among every agency who attended meant it took more than an hour to bring downTexas state police have now announced a review, with the report by the Texas House of Representatives having rekindled vociferous criticism faced by authorities over what was one of the worst school shootings in US history.
Of the 376 officers who responded to the shooting, only two are currently known to be on leave pending investigation into their actions - or inaction.They are Pete Arredondo, the Uvalde school district police chief, and Lieutenant Mariano Pargas, a local department officer who was the city's acting police chief at the time.
State police said the review would examine the actions of every officer who was at the scene"to determine if any violations of policy, law, or doctrine occurred".
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