Uvalde school shooting report reveals border officers couldn't access school map or keys
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As U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel arrived on the scene of the deadliest school shooting in Texas history, none were able to find a map or keys needed to gain access to critical areas of the building, according to a federal report released Thursday.
While the 18-year-old gunman opened fire while barricaded inside a classroom of Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, only one of the 188 CBP law enforcement officers who responded had a halligan tool — a device capable of forcibly opening the locked door.
Amid the chaos, some victims with gunshot wounds were placed on a school bus without first receiving medical attention, the report said. The victims survived, but the report faulted officials for not providing them immediate medical treatment.
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