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8th June 2022
02:39pm BST

"After everything, I get more angry because you have a bulletproof vest. I had nothing. You're supposed to protect and serve—there is no excuse for their actions, and I will never forgive them."
Much criticism has been made of the Uvalde police after they waited for over an hour before confronting the shooter, during which time he killed 19 children and 2 teachers.
Reyes went on to say during his interview that children even called out to police officers for help but were met with silence;
"One of the students from the next-door classroom was saying, 'Officer, we're in here, we're in here', but they had already left."Police also attempted to arrest parents who tried to enter the school to rescue their children. Since the shooting at Robb Elementary School, parents in Texas have taken to standing guard outside of their children's schools as they no longer trust the police to protect them.
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