MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Two sheriffs from Florida are talking out, letting dad and mom know that in Polk and Volusia County, their departments will act instantly to cease any shooter earlier than they ever get close to college students.
Both statements come after officers in Uvalde, Texas detailed the errors they made through the elementary college taking pictures on Tuesday.
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The largest one, the police ready for over an hour earlier than going inside to cease the shooter, as college students and a trainer repeatedly known as 911 begging for assist.
“Of course, it was not the right decision it was the wrong decision, period. There was no excuse for that,” stated Steven McCraw, director of the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Texas regulation enforcement admit they need to not have waited greater than an hour to enter Robb Elementary Tuesday as youngsters have been being shot and killed.
Not solely did they wait, however additionally they held again dad and mom who needed to hurry in, whereas their youngsters have been calling 911 for assist inside the college.
“She asked 911 to please send police now,” stated McCraw.
Ed McGovern, a retired native regulation enforcement officer who responded to the Fort Lauderdale airport taking pictures in 2017 and Stoneman Douglas High School taking pictures in 2018 says that he agreed with the statements made by the Volusia County sheriff.
“I would standby that statement, that’s our job,” stated McGovern.
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This is one thing we tried to ask a few of our native regulation enforcement chiefs. Cant, they promise this delay wouldn’t occur as Polk and Volusia County have.”
CBS4 reached out to Miami Dade PD, Miami PD, BSO, Miami Dade Public Schools, and Broward County Public Schools.
We ought to notice, that earlier this week, Miami-Dade Public Schools superintendent and their police chief in addition to Broward County Public Schools superintendent and the Broward Sheriff’s Office did communicate to the general public to reassure them on basic security considerations.
This was earlier than they or the press knew concerning the determination by police to not go into the college and their admission Friday that it was a mistake, so we needed to ask about this concern.
Miami Dade Police Department declined to remark and we’ve got but to listen to again from the others.
“There’s no law enforcement agency in this country that trains enough for this type of an event,” stated McGovern.
McGovern says that was an extreme period of time to attend and that all of it comes right down to a coaching concern.
“There hasn’t been a mass casualty fire in a school in the United States since the 1950s. Why is that? Because after we changed things. We have to approach it the same way with this,” stated McGovern.
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McGovern stated he hasn’t seen any change in the best way shootings are dealt with since Stoneman Douglas in 2018 and there must be an enormous shift in how usually companies undergo coaching.