Uvalde police, college district no longer cooperating with Texas probe of shooting: Sources

The Uvalde Police Department and the Uvalde Independent Faculty District police force are no longer cooperating with the Texas Department of Public Safety's investigation into the bloodbath at Robb Elementary Faculty and the state's evaluate of the law enforcement response, a number of regulation enforcement sources inform ABC Information.

The Uvalde police chief and a spokesperson for the Uvalde Impartial School District did not instantly respond to requests for remark from ABC News.

Based on sources, the decision to cease cooperating occurred quickly after the director of DPS, Col. Steven McCraw, held a information conference Friday throughout which he said the delayed police entry into the classroom was "the incorrect resolution" and contrary to protocol.

Regulation enforcement is seen exterior Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Could 24, 2022, in an image taken from a video made by a bystander.

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Reached by ABC Information, 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 preliminary interview however has not responded to a request for a follow-up interview with the Texas Rangers that was made two days in the past."

Final Tuesday's assault, one of many worst school shootings in U.S. historical past, left 19 youngsters and two adults lifeless.