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

Daniel, 9, alongside his mom, Briana Ruiz, advised CNN the gunman fired several photographs into his classroom after being unable to enter. The door had been locked by his teacher, and the bullets fired struck the trainer as well as a classmate.

Daniel survived by first "hiding underneath a desk subsequent to the wall." He stated he may see the gunman by means of the door's window.

"I may nonetheless see his face," the boy said. "I may see him staring at folks in front of me."

Daniel later climbed out of a damaged window to flee, slicing his hand on some glass, he said, and the two people injured in his class would survive.

Video taken from the surface of the college in the course of the incident, obtained by ABC Information, consists of what appears to be dispatch audio informing officers on scene a baby is calling 911 from a classroom.

"Advise we do have a child on the line," the dispatcher says. "Little one is advising he is in the room filled with victims."

The video signifies police at the scene were knowledgeable not less than one child remained alive inside the school rooms.

CNN has not been in a position to independently affirm the video/audio. The source of the video is unclear and it's unclear at what point within the incident the audio is heard. CNN has reached out to authorities to reply questions about this audio.

Texas DPS Director Steve McCraw told reporters Friday there have been at the very least eight 911 calls from not less than two separate callers from inside the school, masking a span of nearly 50 minutes. The choice made on scene to deal with the incident like a barricaded suspect, somewhat than an energetic shooter, was "flawed," he mentioned.

Additionally on Monday, funeral services for 2 victims are set to happen at native funeral houses. Visitation and Rosary for 10-year-old Amerie Jo Garza will take place Monday at Hillcrest Memorial Funeral House, and services for 10-year-old Maite Yuleana Rodriguez will take place at Speeding Estes Knowles.

Law enforcement response called into query

Alfred Garcia, whose daughter was killed within the shooting, told CNN he was in "disbelief" over how much time elapsed in the course of the taking pictures before it ended and shared his frustration with authorities' response.

"It doesn't take a genius to determine that it simply took too lengthy to get in there and, you understand, had they gotten there sooner, and someone would have taken fast action, we'd have extra of these children here immediately, together with my daughter," he mentioned.

Regulation enforcement officers in Texas are skilled to intervene rapidly, in response to active shooter guidelines within the state's commission on legislation enforcement 2020 coaching handbook obtained by CNN. The handbook states an "officer's first priority is to move in and confront the attacker."

"As first responders we should recognize that harmless life must be defended," it says. "A first responder unwilling to position the lives of the harmless above their very own safety should contemplate another career discipline."

Seven officers arrived at the scene within 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 crew then did not breach the classroom for not less than one other 30 minutes, in keeping with the timeline offered by DPS. A 911 call positioned at 12:16 p.m., in line with DPS, from a lady in one of many lecture rooms told the operator eight or 9 college students were nonetheless alive.

The delayed police response in Uvalde runs opposite to well-established, commonly taught active shooter protocol established after the Columbine school taking pictures of 1999, specialists said.

"Even underneath hearth, officers are educated to go to that threat because each second counts," mentioned Jonathan Wackrow, a CNN regulation enforcement analyst. "What we saw right here was that delay value kids their lives, full stop."

"The objective of the overview is to offer an impartial account of regulation enforcement actions and responses that day, and to identify lessons discovered and greatest practices to help first responders put together for and respond to lively shooter occasions," the DOJ mentioned in a press release Sunday.

The DOJ is expected to pick someone within the subsequent few days to guide the assessment, in response to two sources accustomed to the process. The Justice Division has traditionally relied on people outdoors the DOJ with legislation enforcement expertise and on-the-ground experience with mass-casualty occasions to conduct such critiques.

Biden hopeful 'rational' Republicans can comply with gun reform

"What kind of world are we dwelling in that legislation was created for razing these colleges?" Gutierrez asked throughout the interview.

In line with Gutierrez, Biden additionally informed him, "I'm not going away ... I'm gonna deliver you resources ... look to getting real money for psychological well being care." There is only one psychiatrist in Uvalde, in line with the senator.

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

"I think issues have gotten so bad that everybody's getting more rational about it. At least that is my hope and prayer," Biden informed reporters at the White Home.

Biden, in his most extensive feedback about gun management since last week's murders, said he was restricted in steps he could take alone.

"There's the Constitution. I can't dictate these items. I can do the issues I've finished, and any executive action I can take I'll proceed to take. However I can not outlaw a weapon, I am unable to change the background checks. I can't do that," he stated.

Community comes together

Within the wake of the capturing, an outpouring of help to these in the community is being provided.

Carlos Hernandez, whose restaurant is a mile from Robb Elementary, wrote on Facebook hours after the shooting, "There isn't any attainable means I can open my kitchen with a damaged heart and have enjoyable doing it."

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

Inside two hours, Hernandez had given away greater than 60 family-sized platters to feed mourning families and neighbors who're still studying how to cope with the tragedy inflicted on their tight-knit group.

"It is an actual tough state of affairs, I am just trying to point out the children that they do have us as their backbone and a support system," Hernandez advised CNN. "We always present, whether there may be an incident or no incident."

Elsewhere in Uvalde, the El Progreso Memorial Library has develop into a place of healing.

On Wednesday, just a day after the shooting, children's librarian Martha Carreon sat in front of rows of little faces, reading, singing, and giggling with the youngsters, taking them away to a protected place removed from the school the place a lot of them became witness to horror.

"We would like our building to be a secure space, a refuge that may be a quiet, calm and cool haven," El Progreso Memorial Library director Mendell Morgan told CNN.

Together with psychologists who might be accessible every weekday for children and adults to speak to, there will also be therapeutic massage remedy practitioners, volunteers for arts and craft activities, pianists to play soothing music, and even magicians to hold skilled magic exhibits.

"This can be a robust community the place now we have true care and concern for each other," Morgan mentioned. "Many, if not most here, maintain fast to their religion believing in God, that good is stronger than evil and light is stronger than dark."

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.