Cops who failed to rush in during the Uvalde school massacre repeatedly admitted to being too scared of the teen shooter’s AR-15 “battle rifle,” according to a new investigation.
Body-camera footage captured some of the first responders to Robb Elementary last May warning that shooter Salvador Ramos, 18, had an “AR,” according to a new report by the Texas Tribune.
“He has a battle rifle,” someone warned, as another officer getting the same warning reacted with a blunt “F–k.”
“What’s the safest way to do this? I’m not trying to get clapped out,” State Trooper Richard Bogdanski was heard asking while still outside the school.
While mass-shooter training tells officers to risk their lives to immediately try to end the carnage, officers repeatedly admitted they feared being overpowered by the weapon, according to the investigation, which also cited previously unpublished interviews with investigators.
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