The 77-page report, which painted the most complete portrait to date of the massacre, described a series of 'shortcomings and failures of the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District and of various agencies and officers of law enforcement.'
Local law enforcement officials who arrived first on the scene "failed to prioritize saving the lives of innocent victims over their own safety," the report found, and larger state and federal agencies that arrived later should have taken over command.
"With hindsight we can say that Robb Elementary did not adequately prepare for the risk of an armed intruder on campus," the report concluded. "Because of these [failures], the attacker fired most of his shots and likely murdered most of his innocent victims before any responder set foot in the building."
In those first hours, officials painted a picture of heroism and fast action by police -- but in the days and weeks since, that portrait has been turned on its head. Lawmakers slammed "the discrepancies and loose threads" presented by officials in the days and weeks after the shooting for fomenting "a loss of trust in government" and presenting an opportunity for the spread of conspiracy theories.
Lawmakers had planned to release the surveillance video on Sunday after meeting with the families, but were preempted earlier this week when media outlets broadcast the footage -- enragingUvalde:365 is a continuing ABC News series reported from Uvalde and focused on the Texas community and how it forges on in the shadow of tragedy.
"This was an essential duty he had assigned to himself," the report continued. "Yet it was not effectively performed by anyone."In addition to its scrutiny of law enforcement and school administrators, the committee's report includes new and notable information about the 18-year-old gunman's motive in targeting Robb -- and specifically classroom 111, where lawmakers say he attended the fourth grade.
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