The former mayor of Uvalde, Texas, says he's surprised a new investigative report cleared all city officers of wrongdoing in one of the deadliest classroom shootings in U.S. history.
said Friday he was surprised the report defended officers and believes the acting chief on the scene failed during the 2022 massacre.
McLaughlin, who ordered the independent probe in the weeks following the shooting, said that although he had not read the entire 180-page report he was surprised by some of its findings. He singled out the actions of former Uvalde Lt. Mariano Pargas, who was the city's acting police chief at the time.to engage the shooter.
In the nearly two years since the shooting, families have accused police of a leadership void during the 77 minutes that elapsed between the gunman's arrival and police confronting him. Prado's report was also highly critical of the district attorney for Uvalde County, Christina Mitchell, who the investigator accused of hindering the inquiry by refusing to share reports and evidence gathered by other law enforcement agencies.
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