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

The Uvalde Police Department and the Uvalde Impartial School District police drive are no longer cooperating with the Texas Division of Public Security's investigation into the bloodbath at Robb Elementary Faculty and the state's evaluate of the regulation enforcement response, a number of regulation enforcement sources inform ABC News.

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

In accordance with sources, the choice to cease cooperating occurred quickly after the director of DPS, Col. Steven McCraw, held a news convention Friday throughout which he stated the delayed police entry into the classroom was "the incorrect determination" and contrary to protocol.

Law enforcement is seen outside Robb Elementary College 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 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 offered an initial interview however has not responded to a request for a follow-up interview with the Texas Rangers that was made two days ago."

Last Tuesday's attack, one of many worst school shootings in U.S. historical past, left 19 kids and two adults useless.