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Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin, Jr. speaks to the media following a news conference
Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin, Jr. speaks to the media following a news conference Source: AAP / Eric Gay/AP

Report reveals nearly 400 law enforcement officials rushed to the school shooting, but poor decision-making resulted in more than an hour of chaos before the gunman was finally confronted and killed.

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Report reveals nearly 400 law enforcement officials rushed to the school shooting, but poor decision-making resulted in more than an hour of chaos before the gunman was finally confronted and killed.

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