美國德州尤瓦爾迪(Uvalde)羅布小學(Robb Elementary School)在2022年5月24日發生大規模槍擊案,導致19名孩童和兩名教師身亡。司法部週四(1月18日)公布調查報告,指出警方對槍擊案的處理,從頭到尾存在一系列重大失誤,包括領導力、戰術、溝通、訓練與準備方面。
A US Justice Department report on the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas, indicates potential survival chances if officers had followed 'accepted practices.'
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) January 19, 2024
US Attorney General Merrick Garland laid out the timeline of the delayed response ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/xLiBdHV9vl
綜合媒體報導,這份近600頁的報告描述當槍手在2間教室共向數十人開了142槍,警察卻待在走廊或學校外,缺乏急迫感。警方抵達現場後,最終花了77分鐘才將槍手擊斃。
對此,總統拜登(Joe Biden)在聲明中表示,該報告指出了「多個失敗點,為未來提供了教訓」,且「任何社區都不應該經歷」這樣的事情。
No community should ever have to go through what Uvalde families suffered when 21 students and educators were killed at Robb Elementary School.
— President Biden (@POTUS) January 18, 2024
Here’s my full statement on today’s @TheJusticeDept report on the Uvalde school shooting response: pic.twitter.com/EMsc5KGhkE