{"id":1495716,"date":"2022-05-28T08:59:39","date_gmt":"2022-05-28T12:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1495716"},"modified":"2022-05-28T08:59:52","modified_gmt":"2022-05-28T12:59:52","slug":"gov-abbott-livid-about-being-misled-about-texas-school-shooting-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-abbott-livid-about-being-misled-about-texas-school-shooting-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov. Abbott \u201cLivid\u201d About Being Misled About Texas School Shooting Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgov-abbott-livid-about-being-misled-about-texas-school-shooting-events%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1495716&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Texas Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-greg-abbott\">Greg Abbott<\/a> has said that as a result of being \u201cmisled\u201d by local authorities, he gave the public inaccurate information about the massacre of school children at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-robb-elementary-school\">Robb Elementary School<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was misled. I am livid about what happened,\u201d Abbott said at a press conference in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-uvalde\">Uvalde<\/a> on Friday, after two days of conflicting reports that have generated confusion about the events.<\/p>\n<p>The governor said that at a press conference a few days prior, he gave the public a \u201crecitation of what\u201d law enforcement and other officials told him about the shooting that left 19 children and two teachers dead, and at least 17 others injured, on May 24.<\/p>\n<p>However, it has since come to light that a school security officer had not confronted the shooter outside the school, in contrast to what was previously reported.<\/p>\n<p>At a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/live\/?ref=watch_permalink&#038;v=773384777367385\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">press conference on May 26<\/a>\u00a0at Robb Elementary, an official from the\u00a0Texas\u00a0Department of Public Safety,\u00a0South Texas regional director Victor Escalon, said that the shooter appeared to have\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/texas-mass-shooter-appears-to-have-walked-into-school-unobstructed-official_4493507.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">walked unobstructed<\/a>\u00a0into a school building before the attack.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs everybody has learned, the information that I was given, turned out, in part, to be inaccurate. And I\u2019m absolutely livid about that,\u201d the governor said upon return to Uvalde a few days after his last visit.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4496024\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/05\/27\/uvalde3-1200x784.png\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4496024\" src=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/05\/27\/uvalde3-600x392.png\" alt=\"Epoch Times Photo\" width=\"600\" height=\"392\" \/><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a> A makeshift memorial at Robb Elementary School is filled with flowers, toys, signs, and crosses bearing the names of all 21 victims of the mass shooting that occurred on May 24, in Uvalde, Texas, on May 27, 2022. (Charlotte Cuthbertson\/The Epoch Times)<\/figure>\n<p>Abbott laid out his expectation for law enforcement, including the Texas Rangers and the FBI, to be able to account for \u201cthe very seconds of exactly what happened with 100 percent accuracy\u201d and certainty\u00a0for the sake of the grieving families, community, and public.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are people who deserve answers the most, and those are the families whose lives have been destroyed. They need answers that are accurate, and it is inexcusable that they may have suffered from any inaccurate information whatsoever,\u201d Abbott said.<\/p>\n<p>At a prior press conference, Abbott had said that officers with the\u00a0Consolidated Independent School District \u201capproached the gunman and engaged with the gunman\u201d outside the school building.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe gunman then entered a back door and then went down two short hallways and then into a classroom on the left-hand side,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>However, it is now known that at approximately 11:30 a.m., the shooter arrived at the school and fired rounds at the school, according to\u00a0Texas DPS spokesman Lt.\u00a0Chris Olivarez, who spoke to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/texas-school-shooting-uvalde-robb-elementary-dps-details\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a>\u00a0on May 25.<\/p>\n<p>The school resource officer\u2014initially said to have confronted the shooter, then reported not to be on campus\u2014actually confronted a person, but it was a teacher, not the suspect, according to Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw. The officer drove right by the shooter.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4489757\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/05\/25\/Uvalde-Texas-school-shooting-ccet-DSC00579-1-1200x800.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy size-medium wp-image-4489757\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/themes\/eet\/images\/white.png\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Uvalde-Texas-school-shooting-ccet-DSC00579-1-600x400-1.jpg\" alt=\"Epoch Times Photo\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4489757\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Uvalde-Texas-school-shooting-ccet-DSC00579-1-600x400-1.jpg\" alt=\"Epoch Times Photo\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a> Police cordon off the scene where a man shot his grandmother before carrying out a massacre at Robb Elementary School, in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, 2022. (Charlotte Cuthbertson\/The Epoch Times)<\/figure>\n<p>Authorities identified the shooter as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-salvador-ramos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Salvador Ramos<\/a>, 18. He\u00a0was shot and killed just before 1 p.m., about 90 minutes after he arrived at the school.<\/p>\n<p>It was also revealed that law enforcement made the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/texas-dps-official-admits-wrong-decision-in-police-response-to-uvalde-school-shooting_4495692.html\">wrong decision<\/a>\u201d to not engage Ramos sooner.<\/p>\n<p>In fact,\u00a0a retired\u00a0Border Patrol special operations agent who was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/you-go-to-the-sound-of-gunfire-retired-active-shooter-trainer-and-border-patrol-special-agent_4496748.html\">trained for active shooter<\/a> response told The Epoch Times that in those scenarios they show up to the scene and \u201cgo to the sound of gunfire,\u201d even knowing \u201csomebody\u2019s going to get shot in these scenarios.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On May 26, Escalon told reporters at a press conference that\u00a0\u201cthe on-scene commander at the time believed that it had transitioned from an active shooter to a barricaded subject.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Abbott canceled a planned appearance at the\u00a0National Rifle Association convention in Houston to hold Friday\u2019s press conference instead.<\/p>\n<p><em>Mimi Nguyen Ly and Charlotte Cuthbertson contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"author_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"one_author_block round\">\n<div class=\"top_row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/author-caden-pearson\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/38ce23ace09f12718ad757e5cb92eca2\" alt=\"Caden Pearson\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Caden Pearson is a journalist based in Australia. He has a background in screenwriting and documentary. Contact him on caden.pearson@epochtimes.com.au<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas Gov. 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