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How police should have reacted to the Texas school shooting

How police officers should have reacted to the Texas elementary school shooting

05/27/2022

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How police should have reacted to the Texas school shooting

Clip: 5/27/2022 | 7m 30sVideo has Closed Captions

How police officers should have reacted to the Texas elementary school shooting

Law enforcement in Uvalde, Texas is facing the ire of a grieving community as officers there admitted Friday that key decisions made during the time of the elementary school shooting were wrong. Fred Fletcher, retired Chattanooga police chief and former police commander in Austin, Texas, joins Williams Brangham to help us better understand some of the policing protocols used in school shootings.

05/27/2022

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