A 9-year-old describes escaping by a window as anger mounts over legislation enforcement’s response in Uvalde

Daniel, 9, alongside his mother, Briana Ruiz, informed CNN the gunman fired a number of photographs into his classroom after being unable to enter. The door had been locked by his teacher, and the bullets fired struck the teacher in addition to a classmate.

Daniel survived by first "hiding beneath a table subsequent to the wall." He said he may see the gunman via the door's window.

"I may nonetheless see his face," the boy said. "I might see him staring at people in entrance of me."

Daniel later climbed out of a damaged window to flee, reducing his hand on some glass, he mentioned, and the 2 folks injured in his class would survive.

Video taken from the skin of the varsity in the course of the incident, obtained by ABC News, contains what seems to be dispatch audio informing officers on scene a baby is looking 911 from a classroom.

"Advise we do have a child on the line," the dispatcher says. "Youngster is advising he is in the room full of victims."

The video indicates police on the scene were knowledgeable a minimum of one youngster remained alive inside the lecture rooms.

CNN has not been in a position to independently confirm the video/audio. The supply of the video is unclear and it's unclear at what level in the incident the audio is heard. CNN has reached out to authorities to answer questions on this audio.

Texas DPS Director Steve McCraw told reporters Friday there have been at the least eight 911 calls from a minimum of two separate callers from inside the varsity, covering a span of nearly 50 minutes. The decision made on scene to treat the incident like a barricaded suspect, relatively than an energetic shooter, was "wrong," he mentioned.

Also on Monday, funeral companies for 2 victims are set to happen at local funeral houses. Visitation and Rosary for 10-year-old Amerie Jo Garza will happen Monday at Hillcrest Memorial Funeral Home, and providers for 10-year-old Maite Yuleana Rodriguez will happen at Rushing Estes Knowles.

Law enforcement response referred to as into question

Alfred Garcia, whose daughter was killed within the taking pictures, informed CNN he was in "disbelief" over how much time elapsed throughout the taking pictures earlier than it ended and shared his frustration with authorities' response.

"It does not take a genius to determine that it simply took too long to get in there and, you know, had they gotten there sooner, and someone would have taken fast motion, we would have more of these children right here at the moment, including my daughter," he said.

Law enforcement officers in Texas are educated to intervene shortly, according to active shooter guidelines in the state's commission on legislation enforcement 2020 coaching guide obtained by CNN. The guide states an "officer's first precedence is to move in and confront the attacker."

"As first responders we must recognize that harmless life must be defended," it says. "A primary responder unwilling to put the lives of the innocent above their very own security should consider one other profession field."

Seven officers arrived at the scene inside two minutes of the shooter firing in the classroom. Three officers approached the locked classroom where the gunman was, and two officers suffered graze wounds from bullets fired from behind the door, DPS mentioned. Officers then stationed down the hallway.

The team then did not breach the classroom for no less than another half-hour, in keeping with the timeline offered by DPS. A 911 name placed at 12:16 p.m., according to DPS, from a lady in one of many school rooms told the operator eight or 9 college students were still alive.

The delayed police response in Uvalde runs contrary to well-established, commonly taught active shooter protocol established after the Columbine college shooting of 1999, experts stated.

"Even below hearth, officers are skilled to go to that menace because each second counts," said Jonathan Wackrow, a CNN legislation enforcement analyst. "What we noticed here was that delay price youngsters their lives, full cease."

"The goal of the assessment is to provide an impartial account of legislation enforcement actions and responses that day, and to identify classes learned and finest practices to assist first responders put together for and reply to energetic shooter occasions," the DOJ stated in a statement Sunday.

The DOJ is expected to pick out someone within the next few days to steer the overview, in line with two sources familiar with the process. The Justice Department has historically relied on people outdoors the DOJ with law enforcement experience and on-the-ground experience with mass-casualty occasions to conduct such opinions.

Biden hopeful 'rational' Republicans can comply with gun reform

"What sort of world are we dwelling in that laws was created for razing these colleges?" Gutierrez asked through the interview.

In line with Gutierrez, Biden additionally informed him, "I'm not going away ... I am gonna convey you assets ... look to getting real cash for mental health care." There is only one psychiatrist in Uvalde, based on the senator.

Biden voiced optimism on Monday certain "rational" Republicans might conform to some kind of new gun restrictions.

"I feel things have gotten so bad that everybody's getting extra rational about it. Not less than that's my hope and prayer," Biden informed reporters on the White House.

Biden, in his most in depth comments about gun management since last week's murders, stated he was restricted in steps he could take alone.

"There's the Structure. I am unable to dictate these things. I can do the issues I've done, and any govt motion I can take I am going to proceed to take. However I am unable to outlaw a weapon, I can't change the background checks. I can not try this," he mentioned.

Community comes collectively

Within the wake of the taking pictures, an outpouring of help to these in the neighborhood is being supplied.

Carlos Hernandez, whose restaurant is a mile from Robb Elementary, wrote on Fb hours after the capturing, "There's no potential means I can open my kitchen with a broken heart and have fun doing it."

On Thursday -- his 33rd birthday -- Hernandez decided to cook for the group, whipping up favorite dishes, together with wings, mac-and-cheese and fried fish tacos.

Within two hours, Hernandez had given away greater than 60 family-sized platters to feed mourning households and neighbors who're nonetheless learning how to deal with the tragedy inflicted on their tight-knit group.

"It's a real robust situation, I'm simply making an attempt to point out the kids that they do have us as their backbone and a support system," Hernandez told CNN. "We at all times present, whether or not there's an incident or no incident."

Elsewhere in Uvalde, the El Progreso Memorial Library has grow to be a place of therapeutic.

On Wednesday, just a day after the shooting, kids's librarian Martha Carreon sat in entrance of rows of little faces, reading, singing, and laughing with the children, taking them away to a secure place far from the college the place lots of them became witness to horror.

"We would like our constructing to be a protected area, a refuge that could be a quiet, calm and cool haven," El Progreso Memorial Library director Mendell Morgan informed CNN.

Together with psychologists who might be available every weekday for kids and adults to speak to, there will also be massage remedy practitioners, volunteers for arts and craft actions, pianists to play soothing music, and even magicians to carry skilled magic reveals.

"This is a strong group the place now we have true care and concern for one another," Morgan said. "Many, if not most here, maintain quick to their faith believing in God, that good is stronger than evil and light-weight is stronger than darkish."

CNN's Alaa Elassar, Ed Lavandera, Amanda Watts, Hannah Sarisohn, Eric Levenson, Virginia Langmaid, Paula Reid, Priscilla Alvarez, Whitney Wild, Paula Reid, Jennifer Henderson, Emma Tucker, Christina Maxouris, Holly Yan and Aya Elamroussi contributed to this report.