JUST IN: Acting Uvalde police chief during shooting steps down
showing that he knew there were children alive and begging for rescue but walked away from the locked classroom without taking action.
It ultimately took law enforcement 77 minutes to break into the classroom and kill the gunman, a time lapse that faced scrutiny and led to distrust among community members who questioned the lack of an immediate response.The office of Mayor Don McLaughlin did not immediately respond to an Axios' request for comment.
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