Uvalde police, faculty district not cooperating with Texas probe of taking pictures: Sources

The Uvalde Police Division and the Uvalde Independent School District police force are no longer cooperating with the Texas Department of Public Safety's investigation into the massacre at Robb Elementary School and the state's overview of the regulation enforcement response, a number of regulation enforcement sources tell ABC News.

The Uvalde police chief and a spokesperson for the Uvalde Unbiased Faculty District didn't instantly reply to requests for comment from ABC Information.

Based on sources, the decision to stop cooperating occurred quickly after the director of DPS, Col. Steven McCraw, held a information conference Friday throughout which he said the delayed police entry into the classroom was "the incorrect choice" and contrary to protocol.

Law enforcement is seen outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, 2022, in a picture taken from a video made by a bystander.

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Reached by ABC Information, a spokesperson for the Texas Department of Public Safety stated, "The Uvalde Police Division and Uvalde CISD Police have been cooperating with investigators. The chief of the Uvalde CISD Police provided an preliminary interview however has not responded to a request for a follow-up interview with the Texas Rangers that was made two days in the past."

Last Tuesday's assault, one of many worst school shootings in U.S. historical past, left 19 youngsters and two adults dead.