UVALDE, Texas  — According to a report from the San Antonio Express-News, surveillance video appears to indicate that law enforcement never attempted to open the doors to the adjoining Rob Elementary School classrooms full of children when the gunman was inside.

What You Need To Know

  • A report released Saturday by the San Antonio Express-News says that surveillance video appears to indicate that police never attempted to open the classroom doors while the Robb Elementary School gunman was inside with children

  • The May 24 mass shooting claimed the lives of 19 children and two adults

  • An additional report, from ABC News, states that investigators do not believe that the gunman could have locked the doors from inside the adjoining classrooms

  • An investigation into law enforcement’s response to the shooting is ongoing

Rather, the report states, it appears that police didn’t attempt to open those doors until keys were obtained, which was more than an hour after the shooter entered the school.

The May 24 shooting in Uvalde, Texas, claimed the lives of 19 children and two adults.

Another report, from ABC News, which cites police sources, states that investigators do not believe the gunman could have locked the doors from inside the classrooms.

These new reports appear to contradict Uvalde CISD Police Chief Pete Arredondo’s claim that he had to wait for keys in order to enter the classrooms and engage the shooter.

ABC News reports that 77 minutes elapsed between when the gunman entered the school through an unlocked door and when police fatally shot him.

An investigation into if one or both of the doors were unlocked while police were outside the classrooms is ongoing.

Just prior to these reports, NPR reported that the City of Uvalde has hired a private law firm to aid in preventing surveillance videos and bodycam footage of the incident from being released.