Uvalde, Texas School Shooting: Parents Demand Answers to Police Response; President Biden plans visit to honor victims

Several memorials pop up in the community and families and people not only in Uvalde but across the state come out and pay their respects at any time of the day.

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Parishioners from the Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Uvalde honored the victims of this week’s tragedy.

Her prayers came amid new details about the investigation and growing anger at the police response.

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Law enforcement officials are facing heavy criticism for their alternate stories about how it all unfolded when the shooter arrived at the school.

“They don’t come in at first because of the shots they’re receiving,” said Victor Escalon of the Texas Department of Public Safety.

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It appears a relief officer did not confront the shooter outside of the school, as authorities had first said.

Parents want to know why it took more than an hour to take out the shooter.

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And while authorities find a motive, the survivors try to move on.

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The memorial is growing for all 21 victims, whose names are now engraved in white crosses outside the school.

The desperate families take on the difficult task of making arrangements for their loved ones.

The only two funeral directors in Uvalde both offer free funeral services for the victims of the shooting.

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