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

The Uvalde Police Department and the Uvalde Unbiased College District police pressure are not cooperating with the Texas Department of Public Safety's investigation into the bloodbath at Robb Elementary College and the state's evaluate of the regulation enforcement response, multiple legislation enforcement sources inform ABC News.

The Uvalde police chief and a spokesperson for the Uvalde Independent Faculty District didn't instantly respond to requests for comment from ABC News.

In response to sources, the choice to stop cooperating occurred soon after the director of DPS, Col. Steven McCraw, held a news convention Friday during which he said the delayed police entry into the classroom was "the mistaken choice" and contrary to protocol.

Legislation enforcement is seen exterior Robb Elementary Faculty in Uvalde, Texas, on Might 24, 2022, in a picture taken from a video made by a bystander.

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

Final Tuesday's attack, one of many worst faculty shootings in U.S. historical past, left 19 youngsters and two adults useless.