Director and Colonel of the Texas Department of Public Safety Steven C. McCraw speaks during a press conference outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on May 27, 2022. – McCraw said Friday that in “hindsight” it was the wrong decision for police not to immediately breach the Uvalde classroom where a gunman ultimately shot dead 19 children and two teachers. “From the benefit of hindsight… it was the wrong decision, period,” McCraw told a news conference at which he was assailed by questions over why police waited for reinforcements before going in. CREDIT: CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images

Director and Colonel of the Texas Department of Public Safety Steven C. McCraw speaks during a press conference outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on May 27, 2022. – McCraw said Friday that in “hindsight” it was the wrong decision for police not to immediately breach the Uvalde classroom where a gunman ultimately shot dead 19 children and two teachers. “From the benefit of hindsight… it was the wrong decision, period,” McCraw told a news conference at which he was assailed by questions over why police waited for reinforcements before going in.

CREDIT: CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images

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