Authorities revised their account and said the teacher closed the door before a gunman killed 19 children and 2 teachers at Robb Elementary School.
had actually closed the door, though it did not lock, state authorities now say.
“We did verify she closed the door. The door did not lock. We know that much and now investigators are looking into why it did not lock," Travis Considine, chief communications officer for the Texas Department of Public Safety, said Tuesday. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott also issued a disaster declaration on Tuesday, which his office said would"accelerate all available state and local resources to assist the Uvalde community, as well as suspend regulations that would prevent, hinder, or delay necessary action in coping with the aftermath of the tragic shooting."Amerie Jo Garza had a heart of gold. She also was named to the school honor roll.