A 77-page report by a special committee of the Texas House of Representatives concluded that no one was able to stop the gunman from carrying out the deadliest school shooting in Texas history, in part because of “systemic failures and egregious poor decision making” by nearly everyone involved who was in a position of power.

376  law enforcement officers descended on the school in a chaotic, uncoordinated scene devoid of clear leadership and a sense of urgency to take down the gunman, according to the report. 

It is the most exhaustive account to date of what happened and was released on Sunday, July 17, 2022.

It found that the mass killer had been dubbed "school shooter" on social media a year before the massacre because of his violent threats against others. 

The high school dropout and social outcast consumed gore and violent sex online. He sometimes shared videos and images of suicides and beheadings.

In real life, he was fired from two fast-food jobs for harassing a female coworker at one and refusing to speak to coworkers at the other.

He spent more than $3,000 on two AR-15-style rifles and accessories when he turned 18 years of age, two weeks before he attacked the school.  The massacre was the first time that he had ever handled a firearm.

The committee found that the killer took advantage of a culture of complacency about school security.  Doors were routinely left unlocked and propped open. Teachers had become desensitized to false alarms and did not quickly react to a lockdown alert.

The report suggests that stopping the gunman sooner could have made a difference. 

“Given the information known about victims who survived through the time of the breach and who later died on the way to the hospital,” the committee wrote, “it is plausible that some victims could have survived if they had not had to wait 73 additional minutes for rescue.”

The critical report underscores the indecisive and disorganized police response recorded on the school's security cameras.

Images of police standing around waiting for more than an hour while twenty-one wounded Uvalde, Texas students, and teachers needed medical aid drew outrage across the United States.

All 21 victims, two teachers, and their fourth-grade students died at the hands of an 18-year-old mass killer.

Security camera footage from inside the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, records the sound of repeated bursts of gunfire from the killer's assault rifle for two and half minutes.

Three officers arrived and advanced down a colorful school hallway toward the classrooms within three minutes.

But when the gunman opened fire through the classroom door, the officers frantically retreated.

Heavily armed officers with shields congregated at the end of the corridor, where they waited to confront the killer for excruciatingly 77 minutes. 

At one point, an officer paused to squirt hand sanitizer into his hands and rubs his palms together.

The security camera footage underscores a painfully slow response that contradicts everything the FBI has taught U.S. law enforcement since the Columbine Colorado High School massacre occurred 23 years ago in April 1999.

Katherine Schweit, the former FBI agent and executive who established the Bureau's active shooting training program, emphasizes that even if an officer responds alone, they are supposed to go in harm's way to neutralize the gunman to stop the carnage. 

After reviewing the security camera footage, Schweit concluded that indecision and a lack of leadership turned a bad situation into a catastrophe.

An editorial in the New York Post ran a headline denouncing the slow response, "Video proves Uvalde was the greatest act of cowardice in modern American history." 

Investigative Reporter Robert Riggs interviewed Schweit about the shooting video and the legislative report's damning conclusion that the police response by local, state, and federal agencies disregarded its own active shooting training. 

Schweit is the author of Stop The Killing: How To End The Mass Shooting Crisis .

The former FBI agent says law enforcement agencies around the world need to revaluate the effectiveness of their active shooter training programs.

Here's a link if you wish to donate to the victim's fund.

Here's a link to the security camera video.  Warning: it is graphic and disturbing. 

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A 77-page <a href="https://www.truecrimereporter.com/wp-content/uploads/Robb-Elementary-Investigative-Committee-Report.pdf">report by a special committee</a> of the Texas House of Representatives concluded that no one was able to stop the gunman from carrying out the deadliest school shooting in Texas history, in part because of “systemic failures and egregious poor decision making” by nearly everyone involved who was in a position of power.
376  law enforcement officers descended on the school in a chaotic, uncoordinated scene devoid of clear leadership and a sense of urgency to take down the gunman, according to the report. 
It is the most exhaustive account to date of what happened and was released on Sunday, July 17, 2022.
It found that the mass killer had been dubbed "school shooter" on social media a year before the massacre because of his violent threats against others. 
The high school dropout and social outcast consumed gore and violent sex online. He sometimes shared videos and images of suicides and beheadings.
In real life, he was fired from two fast-food jobs for harassing a female coworker at one and refusing to speak to coworkers at the other.
He spent more than $3,000 on two AR-15-style rifles and accessories when he turned 18 years of age, two weeks before he attacked the school.  The massacre was the first time that he had ever handled a firearm.
The committee found that the killer took advantage of a culture of complacency about school security.  Doors were routinely left unlocked and propped open. Teachers had become desensitized to false alarms and did not quickly react to a lockdown alert.
The report suggests that stopping the gunman sooner could have made a difference. 
“Given the information known about victims who survived through the time of the breach and who later died on the way to the hospital,” the committee wrote, “it is plausible that some victims could have survived if they had not had to wait 73 additional minutes for rescue.”
The critical report underscores the indecisive and disorganized police response recorded on the school's security cameras.
Images of police standing around waiting for more than an hour while twenty-one wounded Uvalde, Texas students, and teachers needed medical aid drew outrage across the United States.
All 21 victims, two teachers, and their fourth-grade students died at the hands of an 18-year-old mass killer.
Security camera footage from inside the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, records the sound of repeated bursts of gunfire from the killer's assault rifle for two and half minutes.
Three officers arrived and advanced down a colorful school hallway toward the classrooms within three minutes.
But when the gunman opened fire through the classroom door, the officers frantically retreated.
Heavily armed officers with shields congregated at the end of the corridor, where they waited to confront the killer for excruciatingly 77 minutes. 
At one point, an officer paused to squirt hand sanitizer into his hands and rubs his palms together.
The security camera footage underscores a painfully slow response that contradicts everything the FBI has taught U.S. law enforcement since the <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/survived-columbine-school-shooting-watched-uvalde-repeat-cycle-death-rcna31338">Columbine Colorado High School massacre</a> occurred 23 years ago in April 1999.
<a href="https://www.katherineschweit.com">Katherine Schweit</a>, the former FBI agent and executive who established the Bureau's active shooting training program, emphasizes that even if an officer responds alone, they are supposed to go in harm's way to neutralize the gunman to stop the carnage. 
After reviewing the security camera footage, Schweit concluded that indecision and a lack of leadership turned a bad situation into a catastrophe.
An editorial in the <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/07/13/video-proves-uvalde-was-greatest-act-of-cowardice-in-modern-american-history/">New York Post</a> ran a headline denouncing the slow response, "Video proves Uvalde was the greatest act of cowardice in modern American history." 
Investigative Reporter <a href="https://www.truecrimereporter.com/news-team/robert-riggs-3/">Robert Riggs</a> interviewed Schweit about the shooting video and the legislative report's damning conclusion that the police response by local, state, and federal agencies disregarded its own active shooting training. 
Schweit is the author of <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/07/13/video-proves-uvalde-was-greatest-act-of-cowardice-in-modern-american-history/">Stop The Killing: How To End The Mass Shooting Crisis .</a>
The former FBI agent says law enforcement agencies around the world need to revaluate the effectiveness of their active shooter training programs.
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Here's a link to the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyPTePoiI3M">security camera video</a>.  Warning: it is graphic and disturbing. 
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The True Crime Reporter™ podcast takes its audience behind the yellow crime scene where few podcasters dare to go. 

The Dallas-based podcast takes listeners on a journey into darkness guided by Peabody Award-Winning investigative reporter Robert Riggs.

Everything is bigger in Texas, and crime is no exception. 

The 2021 Webby Awards named the True Crime Reporter™ podcast among seven honorees, including Dateline NBC and BBC Sounds for “Best True Crime Podcast.” 

Hailed as the Internet’s highest honor by The New York Times, Claire Graves, Executive Director of the Webby Awards, praised Riggs’ podcast,  "Honorees like Robert Riggs and the True Crime Reporter™ podcast are setting the standard for innovation and creativity on the Internet. It is an incredible achievement to be selected among the best from the nearly 13,500 entries we received this year from 50 states and 70 countries."

A leading television streaming channel is currently producing a five-episode news documentary based on Riggs’ first season about serial killer Kenneth Allen McDuff.

Bill Johnston, a decorated former federal prosecutor, joined the True Crime Reporter™ podcast in 2021 as Riggs cohost.

This Texas duo has been up close and personal with the worst of the worst criminals, including serial killers, mass murderers, and sexual predators. You name it, and they’ve seen it from the crime scene to the courtroom, from maximum-security prisons to death row. 

Their real crime stories are stranger than fiction. 

True Crime Reporter™ produces three types of episodes. 

True Crime Reporter™ Extra - features highly produce narrative storytelling about criminal cases. It blends Robert Riggs’ writing/narration with his interviews of investigators, crime victims, forensic experts, convicted criminals, music, and natural sound.

True Crime Reporter™ Confidential - conducts a classic “police procedural.” Riggs and Johnston weave compelling stories during an interview-style/talk show. Think of them as the “Larry King’s” of True Crime. They interview investigators, crime victims, forensic experts, members of the judiciary, even convicted criminals about criminal cases. 

True Crime Reporter™ Texas Ranger Files - features unique access to the case files of one of the worlds’ most legendary law enforcement organizations. Riggs and Johnston interview Texas Rangers about their most unusual investigations. These officers work murders in the wild frontier of Texas.  True Crime Reporter™ tells epic and heroic stories about the Rangers that most people have never heard. 

Our mission is not only to entertain but also to educate. The episodes on True Crime Reporter™ discuss means and motives. We want listeners to come away with insights about crime prevention and self-protection.

The criminal justice system has recognized Riggs and Johnston for their sensitivity to crime victims. Bill Johnston received the “Victim Advocate of the Year Award” for bringing the nation’s first prosecution under the Violence Against Women’s Act. Three weeks after its enactment, Johnston utilized the new law to prosecute a man who sent a twenty-pound pipe bomb to his ex-wife in an attempted murder plot. 

The American Bar Association has honored Riggs with its Silver Gavel Award for investigative reports that exposed corruption in Texas’ parole and prison systems.  The Dallas Crime Commission, in conjunction with the FBI, awarded Riggs its first-ever Excellence In Reporting Award for his investigation of teenage heroin deaths in Plano, Texas, and a landmark series on identity theft.

The first season of True Crime Reporter™ broadcasted a 17-episode series about the corrupt release of serial killer Kenneth Allen McDuff from prison by the Texas Parole Board. Bill Johnston organized and led the successful manhunt for McDuff.  Following Robert Riggs’ news investigation about parole selling, Johnston prosecuted the Texas Parole Board Chairman who had released McDuff.  

The True Crime Reporter&trade; podcast takes its audience behind the yellow crime scene where few podcasters dare to go.&nbsp;
The Dallas-based podcast takes listeners on a journey into darkness guided by Peabody Award-Winning investigative reporter Robert Riggs.
Everything is bigger in Texas, and crime is no exception.&nbsp;
The 2021 Webby Awards named the True Crime Reporter&trade; podcast among seven honorees, including Dateline NBC and BBC Sounds for &ldquo;Best True Crime Podcast.&rdquo;&nbsp;
Hailed as the Internet&rsquo;s highest honor by The New York Times, Claire Graves, Executive Director of the Webby Awards, praised Riggs&rsquo; podcast,&nbsp; "Honorees like Robert Riggs and the True Crime Reporter&trade; podcast are setting the standard for innovation and creativity on the Internet. It is an incredible achievement to be selected among the best from the nearly 13,500 entries we received this year from 50 states and 70 countries."
A leading television streaming channel is currently producing a five-episode news documentary based on Riggs&rsquo; first season about serial killer Kenneth Allen McDuff.
Bill Johnston, a decorated former federal prosecutor, joined the True Crime Reporter&trade; podcast in 2021 as Riggs cohost.
This Texas duo has been up close and personal with the worst of the worst criminals, including serial killers, mass murderers, and sexual predators. You name it, and they&rsquo;ve seen it from the crime scene to the courtroom, from maximum-security prisons to death row.&nbsp;
Their real crime stories are stranger than fiction.&nbsp;
True Crime Reporter&trade; produces three types of episodes.&nbsp;
True Crime Reporter&trade; Extra - features highly produce narrative storytelling about criminal cases. It blends Robert Riggs&rsquo; writing/narration with his interviews of investigators, crime victims, forensic experts, convicted criminals, music, and natural sound.
True Crime Reporter&trade; Confidential - conducts a classic &ldquo;police procedural.&rdquo;&nbsp;Riggs and Johnston weave compelling stories during an interview-style/talk show. Think of them as the &ldquo;Larry King&rsquo;s&rdquo; of True Crime. They interview investigators, crime victims, forensic experts, members of the judiciary, even convicted criminals about criminal cases.&nbsp;
True Crime Reporter&trade; Texas Ranger Files - features unique access to the case files of one of the worlds&rsquo; most legendary law enforcement organizations. Riggs and Johnston interview Texas Rangers about their most unusual investigations. These officers work murders in the wild frontier of Texas.&nbsp; True Crime Reporter&trade; tells epic and heroic stories about the Rangers that most people have never heard.&nbsp;
Our mission is not only to entertain but also to educate. The episodes on True Crime Reporter&trade; discuss means and motives. We want listeners to come away with insights about crime prevention and self-protection.
The criminal justice system has recognized Riggs and Johnston for their sensitivity to crime victims. Bill Johnston received the &ldquo;Victim Advocate of the Year Award&rdquo; for bringing the nation&rsquo;s first prosecution under the Violence Against Women&rsquo;s Act. Three weeks after its enactment, Johnston utilized the new law to prosecute a man who sent a twenty-pound pipe bomb to his ex-wife in an attempted murder plot.&nbsp;
The American Bar Association has honored Riggs with its Silver Gavel Award for investigative reports that exposed corruption in Texas&rsquo; parole and prison systems.&nbsp; The Dallas Crime Commission, in conjunction with the FBI, awarded Riggs its first-ever Excellence In Reporting Award for his investigation of teenage heroin deaths in Plano, Texas, and a landmark series on identity theft.
The first season of True Crime Reporter&trade; broadcasted a 17-episode series about the corrupt release of serial killer Kenneth Allen McDuff from prison by the Texas Parole Board. Bill Johnston organized and led the successful manhunt for McDuff.&nbsp; Following Robert Riggs&rsquo; news investigation about parole selling, Johnston prosecuted the Texas Parole Board Chairman who had released McDuff.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Go Inside the crime scene tape as Investigative Reporter Robert Riggs and his Law Enforcement sources tell exclusive backstories from his 30 year career covering serial killers and sociopaths.

True Crime Reporter™

Investigative Reporter Robert Riggs created an original True Crime genre podcast based on three decades of real-life stories ripped from his reporter’s notebooks. 


When you hear the True Crime Reporter™, rest assured that Riggs was there inside the crime scene tape. 


In every episode, Peabody Award-winning investigative reporter pulls out his reporter’s notebooks. His law enforcement sources open up their case files. 


They sit down to talk. And you can listen to their Journey Into Darkness.

Investigative Reporter Robert Riggs created an original True Crime genre podcast based on three decades of real-life stories ripped from his reporter’s notebooks. 
 
When you hear the True Crime Reporter™, rest assured that Riggs was there inside the crime scene tape. 
 
In every episode, Peabody Award-winning investigative reporter pulls out his reporter’s notebooks. His law enforcement sources open up their case files. 
 
They sit down to talk. And you can listen to their Journey Into Darkness.

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