The officer was concerned about hitting bystanders including children, a senior sheriff's deputy says.
Police did not confront him for more than an hour, even as anguished parents urged them to enter the school.Chief Deputy Ricardo Rios said the chance to shoot Ramos passed"really quick", perhaps in a matter of seconds.
Chief Deputy Rios told the newspaper:"My understanding, after talking to several officers that were there, was that the gunman engaged two City of Uvalde officers when they got there, outside the building."Recounting a conversation, Chief Deputy Rios said:"I asked him, 'Why didn't you shoot? Why didn't you engage?' And that's when he told me about the background.
The Uvalde Police Department, whose officer is said to have had the gunman in his sights, did not respond to a request for comment, The New York Times said.
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