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

The Uvalde Police Department and the Uvalde Impartial College District police drive are no longer cooperating with the Texas Division of Public Security's investigation into the bloodbath at Robb Elementary College and the state's review of the law enforcement response, multiple law enforcement sources tell ABC News.

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

In response to sources, the choice to cease cooperating occurred soon after the director of DPS, Col. Steven McCraw, held a news convention Friday during which he mentioned the delayed police entry into the classroom was "the mistaken decision" and opposite to protocol.

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

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

Final Tuesday's assault, one of the worst school shootings in U.S. history, left 19 children and two adults lifeless.