Uvalde police, college district now not cooperating with Texas probe of taking pictures: Sources

The Uvalde Police Division and the Uvalde Independent Faculty District police pressure are no longer cooperating with the Texas Department of Public Safety's investigation into the massacre at Robb Elementary College and the state's evaluate of the regulation enforcement response, a number of legislation enforcement sources tell ABC News.

The Uvalde police chief and a spokesperson for the Uvalde Unbiased School District did not immediately reply to requests for remark from ABC Information.

In accordance with sources, the choice to cease cooperating occurred quickly after the director of DPS, Col. Steven McCraw, held a information convention Friday during which he mentioned the delayed police entry into the classroom was "the unsuitable resolution" and opposite to protocol.

Law enforcement is seen outdoors Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, 2022, in an image taken from a video made by a bystander.

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Reached by ABC Information, a spokesperson for the Texas Department of Public Safety said, "The Uvalde Police Division and Uvalde CISD Police have been cooperating with investigators. The chief of the Uvalde CISD Police supplied an initial interview however has not responded to a request for a follow-up interview with the Texas Rangers that was made two days in the past."

Last Tuesday's assault, one of many worst faculty shootings in U.S. historical past, left 19 children and two adults lifeless.