Justice Department Will Review Police Response To Uvalde School Shooting

The Justice Department announced Sunday that it will conduct a review of the Uvalde police force's response to last week's school shooting that killed 21 people.

DOJ spokesperson Anthony Coley said the goal of the review is to "identify lessons learned and best practices to help first responders prepare for and respond to active shooter events." The results of the review will be made public. Local law enforcement officers have come under bipartisan scrutiny for their prolonged efforts to intervene and take out the gunman. Reports revealed that at least eight children called 911 for help while nearly 20 officers waited inside a school hallway for a key to enter the classroom seized by the shooter.  After nearly 50 minutes, Border Patrol agents stormed into the classroom with a ballistic shield and neutralized the gunman.

Coverage was mostly similar across the spectrum. Associated Press — Politics (Lean Left bias) said that a review from the Justice Department "is somewhat rare," noting that a similar review occurred after the Orlando nightclub shooting in 2015. AP also highlighted how these reports about the police's delayed response have "caused more grief and raised new questions about whether more lives were lost because officers did not act faster to stop the gunman." Likewise, The Washington Times (Lean Right bias) emphasized how "grief over the shootings is paired with anger over the police response."