Texas police made 'wrong decision' and waited outside classroom as children inside called 911

Almost 20 officers waited in a hallway of the Texas elementary school for more than 45 minutes before confronting the gunman, authorities confirmed

A law enforcement officer patrols around Robb Elementary School on Thursday. Picture: Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Nearly 20 officers were in a hallway outside of the classrooms at a Texas elementary school for more than 45 minutes before agents used a master key to open a door and confront a gunman, authorities said in a press conference on Friday.

The on-site commander believed the gunman was barricaded in a classroom at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde during Tuesday’s attack and that the children were not at risk, Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steven McCraw said.