A 9-year-old describes escaping by a window as anger mounts over legislation enforcement’s response in Uvalde

Daniel, 9, alongside his mom, Briana Ruiz, advised CNN the gunman fired several pictures into his classroom after being unable to enter. The door had been locked by his instructor, and the bullets fired struck the teacher in addition to a classmate.

Daniel survived by first "hiding under a desk next to the wall." He said he could see the gunman by way of the door's window.

"I may still see his face," the boy stated. "I could see him watching folks in front of me."

Daniel later climbed out of a broken window to escape, reducing his hand on some glass, he stated, and the 2 individuals injured in his class would survive.

Video taken from the surface of the college throughout the incident, obtained by ABC Information, contains what seems to be dispatch audio informing officers on scene a toddler is asking 911 from a classroom.

"Advise we do have a toddler on the road," the dispatcher says. "Youngster is advising he is within the room full of victims."

The video indicates police at the scene had been informed not less than one youngster remained alive inside the lecture rooms.

CNN has not been able to independently confirm the video/audio. The source of the video is unclear and it's unclear at what point within the incident the audio is heard. CNN has reached out to authorities to reply questions on this audio.

Texas DPS Director Steve McCraw told reporters Friday there were no less than eight 911 calls from at the very least two separate callers from inside the school, overlaying a span of almost 50 minutes. The choice made on scene to treat the incident like a barricaded suspect, fairly than an lively shooter, was "mistaken," he said.

Additionally on Monday, funeral services for two victims are set to take place at native funeral homes. Visitation and Rosary for 10-year-old Amerie Jo Garza will take place Monday at Hillcrest Memorial Funeral House, and providers for 10-year-old Maite Yuleana Rodriguez will happen at Dashing Estes Knowles.

Regulation enforcement response known as into question

Alfred Garcia, whose daughter was killed in the shooting, told CNN he was in "disbelief" over how a lot time elapsed through the capturing earlier than it ended and shared his frustration with authorities' response.

"It does not take a genius to figure out that it simply took too lengthy to get in there and, , had they gotten there sooner, and somebody would have taken rapid motion, we would have extra of those kids right here right this moment, including my daughter," he mentioned.

Legislation enforcement officers in Texas are educated to intervene quickly, in accordance with lively shooter pointers within the state's fee on law enforcement 2020 coaching guide obtained by CNN. The guide states an "officer's first priority is to maneuver in and confront the attacker."

"As first responders we should acknowledge that innocent life have to be defended," it says. "A first responder unwilling to put the lives of the harmless above their very own security should think about another profession field."

Seven officers arrived on the scene inside two minutes of the shooter firing in the classroom. Three officers approached the locked classroom the place the gunman was, and two officers suffered graze wounds from bullets fired from behind the door, DPS stated. Officers then stationed down the hallway.

The crew then didn't breach the classroom for no less than another 30 minutes, in response to the timeline provided by DPS. A 911 call placed at 12:16 p.m., in keeping with DPS, from a woman in one of the classrooms informed the operator eight or nine students have been nonetheless alive.

The delayed police response in Uvalde runs opposite to well-established, commonly taught active shooter protocol established after the Columbine college capturing of 1999, experts mentioned.

"Even underneath hearth, officers are skilled to go to that risk because each second counts," mentioned Jonathan Wackrow, a CNN legislation enforcement analyst. "What we noticed right here was that delay value kids their lives, full stop."

"The goal of the evaluate is to offer an impartial account of regulation enforcement actions and responses that day, and to establish classes learned and best practices to help first responders prepare for and respond to energetic shooter events," the DOJ mentioned in a press release Sunday.

The DOJ is predicted to select someone within the next few days to steer the evaluation, in accordance with two sources accustomed to the method. The Justice Department has historically relied on individuals exterior the DOJ with law enforcement experience and on-the-ground experience with mass-casualty events to conduct such evaluations.

Biden hopeful 'rational' Republicans can conform to gun reform

"What sort of world are we living in that legislation was created for razing these schools?" Gutierrez asked throughout the interview.

In response to Gutierrez, Biden also informed him, "I'm not going away ... I am gonna bring you resources ... look to getting real money for mental health care." There is only one psychiatrist in Uvalde, in line with the senator.

Biden voiced optimism on Monday sure "rational" Republicans may conform to some type of recent gun restrictions.

"I feel issues have gotten so unhealthy that everybody's getting extra rational about it. Not less than that is my hope and prayer," Biden advised reporters on the White Home.

Biden, in his most extensive comments about gun control since last week's murders, mentioned he was restricted in steps he may take alone.

"There's the Structure. I am unable to dictate these items. I can do the things I've performed, and any executive motion I can take I will proceed to take. However I can't outlaw a weapon, I can't change the background checks. I can not do this," he mentioned.

Group comes together

Within the wake of the shooting, an outpouring of support to those in the community is being provided.

Carlos Hernandez, whose restaurant is a mile from Robb Elementary, wrote on Facebook hours after the taking pictures, "There is no potential approach I can open my kitchen with a damaged heart and have enjoyable doing it."

On Thursday -- his thirty third birthday -- Hernandez determined to cook for the neighborhood, whipping up favorite dishes, together with wings, mac-and-cheese and fried fish tacos.

Inside two hours, Hernandez had given away greater than 60 family-sized platters to feed mourning households and neighbors who're still studying how to cope with the tragedy inflicted on their tight-knit community.

"It's an actual tough state of affairs, I'm just making an attempt to indicate the youngsters that they do have us as their spine and a support system," Hernandez informed CNN. "We all the time present, whether there is an incident or no incident."

Elsewhere in Uvalde, the El Progreso Memorial Library has turn into a place of therapeutic.

On Wednesday, just a day after the capturing, kids's librarian Martha Carreon sat in entrance of rows of little faces, reading, singing, and guffawing with the youngsters, taking them away to a safe place removed from the school the place a lot of them turned witness to horror.

"We want our building to be a protected house, a refuge that is a quiet, calm and funky haven," El Progreso Memorial Library director Mendell Morgan informed CNN.

Together with psychologists who shall be accessible every weekday for children and adults to speak to, there may even be massage therapy practitioners, volunteers for arts and craft actions, pianists to play soothing music, and even magicians to hold skilled magic reveals.

"It is a robust community the place now we have true care and concern for each other," Morgan mentioned. "Many, if not most right here, hold quick to their religion believing in God, that good is stronger than evil and lightweight is stronger than darkish."

CNN's Alaa Elassar, Ed Lavandera, Amanda Watts, Hannah Sarisohn, Eric Levenson, Virginia Langmaid, Paula Reid, Priscilla Alvarez, Whitney Wild, Paula Reid, Jennifer Henderson, Emma Tucker, Christina Maxouris, Holly Yan and Aya Elamroussi contributed to this report.