Victor Escalon, state Department of Public Safety South Texas regional director, addressed reports that witnesses of the Uvalde school shooting had urged police to charge into the building sooner than they had, saying they were working to verify that information amid ongoing criticism of the police response to the rampage that killed 19 students and 2 teachers.
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