Texas governor says he was ‘misled’ about police response to school shooting

Mr Abbott said he is 'livid' about receiving inaccurate information

Texas governor Greg Abbott. File Picture: Ricardo B. Brazziell/Austin American-Statesman via AP

Texas governor Greg Abbott said Friday that he was “misled” about the police response to the shooting at the elementary school in Uvalde and that he is “livid”.

The governor told a news conference that in his earlier statements  he was repeating what he had been told.