They are right: Uvalde could have been so much worse. At Beslan, 333 were killed, incl 185 children. Those marauders also planned, hit a soft target, shot the protectors, baited a trap with the screams of the innocent, barricaded to ambush responders, and wanted to die in place.
COL @KurtSchlichter is right: We need to *know* [e/a] a lot more from officials about how this 18-year-old grew to become the shooter, acquired upwards of 5K for guns and gear, and why he targeted Robb Elementary. We need to *know* how and why the police responded as they did.
First reports -- because much is always initially unknown -- are almost always wrong. Police now say no police confronted the shooter before he entered. They hope to speak to his grandmother as they have information this attack was "premeditated."
He had gone to school in
He had gone to school in
Uvalde. We don't yet know if the school and particular classroom are where he attended, but we know he went to them with guns blazing.
While we await more answers, remember this: 31 attackers took upwards of 1,100 hostages, including 777 children, in Beslan; it took chaotic
While we await more answers, remember this: 31 attackers took upwards of 1,100 hostages, including 777 children, in Beslan; it took chaotic
planning, overwhelming force, a massive amount of courage, the supreme sacrifice of many, and superior firepower to root them out. We need to *know* ASAP as much as we can about what went through the #Uvalde shooter's mind before ...
Pray for the children 🙏 and #BackTheBlue 💙
Pray for the children 🙏 and #BackTheBlue 💙
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