OTHER TEACHER WAS A SHIELDING THAT. >> WE’RE CONTINUING OUR
YOUVALDEE COVERAGE. YOU KNOW,
PRESIDENT BIDEN WILL BE IN
UVALDE THIS MORNING. WE HAVE
FULL COVERAGE THROUGHOUT THE
MORNING. BUT RIGHT NOW IN THE
AFTERMATH OF THIS HORRIFIC
SCHOOL SHOOTING SCHOOL SHOOTING
AND WITH 19 CHILDREN AND 2
TEACHERS DEAD. THERE ARE
SEVERAL QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO
LAW ENFORCEMENT. SO JOINING
US IN TODAY’S LEADING SA
SEGMENT IS BEXAR COUNTY SHERIFF
JAVIER SALAZAR. SHERIFF, THANK
YOU SO MUCH.
>> FOR MAKING TIME FOR US THIS
MORNING. THANK YOU FOR HAVING
ME ON. SO SHERIFF, AFTER
LEARNING ABOUT THE RESPONSE TO
THE SHOOTING IN UVALDE, WHAT
WERE YOUR INITIAL THOUGHTS?
NOT ONLY.
>> AS A MEMBER, LAW ENFORCEMENT
ALSO AS A FATHER.
>> I MEAN, IT’S HEARTBREAKING
SITUATION, NO MATTER HOW YOU
LOOK AT YOU KNOW, ALSO THE
HUSBAND OF A TEACHER. SO THIS I
I’D BE LYING IF I SAID THIS
WASN’T ALWAYS A REAL CONCERN.
AS THE STAHL. SO THE TEACHER IS
IS IS THEIR SCHOOL PREPARED
FOR SOMETHING LIKE IS LOCAL
LAW ENFORCEMENT PREPARED FOR IT
AS WELL?
>> SO WHAT DOES THE TRAINING
LOOK LIKE FOR YOUR DEPARTMENT
IN TERMS OF AN ACTIVE SHOOTER
RESPONSE?
>> WELL, THAT THE TRAINING OF
THE CONSTANT REMINDERS, IN
FACT, RIGHT AFTER THE SHOOTING
HAPPENED A COUPLE HOURS LATER,
ACTUALLY SENT A REMINDER EMAIL
TO ALL MY DEPUTIES TO TALK
ABOUT OUR PARTICULAR RULES OF
ENGAGEMENT WITH REGARD TO AN
ACTIVE SHOOTER SITUATION.
PRIORITY ONE GET IN THERE, STOP
THE KILLING. IN OTHER WORDS,
NEUTRALIZE THAT THREAT AND THEN
STOP THE DYING STARTED.
MASTERING FIRST DAY. STARTED TO
DESTROY LIFE. SAVING
PROCEDURES. GET FIRST, GET OUT
AND GET LIVE IN. BUT THE FIRST
THING YOU HAVE TO DO IS GET IN
THERE AND STOP THE SHOOTER.
>> TALKING ABOUT WHAT YOU SENT
OUT JUST, YOU KNOW, MINUTES
AFTER THE SHOOTING WAS
REPORTED. YOU GUYS ALSO SET UP
A PRESENCE AROUND LOCAL
SCHOOLS. YOU KNOW, WHY DID YOU
DO THAT? AND THEN WHAT SUPPORT
DO YOU GUYS OFFER OUR LOCAL
BEXAR COUNTY SCHOOLS?
>> WELL, WE DID. WE STEPPED IT
UP. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE TO
CALM THE SITUATION. I KNOW THAT
PARENTS WERE FREAKING OUT OF
AND UNDERSTANDABLY SO MYSELF
INCLUDED WITH, YOU KNOW, THE
LAST COUPLE OF DAYS OF SCHOOL.
AND WE ALWAYS SEE COPYCAT
THREATS, WHICH WE SAW THOSE
WE SAW IN SEGUIN. WE SAW
THREATS HERE LOCALLY A MAN WITH
A GUN CALL YOUR SOUL ROSS
ELEMENTARY THAT I ACTUALLY
RESPONDED TO. I MEAN, TENSION
WAS HIGH. AND SO WE JUST FELT
THAT THE BEST, THE BEST
APPROACH FROM OUR STANDPOINT
WAS A VISIBLE PRESENCE AT OUR
SCHOOLS IN UNINCORPORATED
AREAS. WE WORKED WITH ALL THE
AREA SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT WE
COULD TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD
DEPUTIES OUT AND ABOUT AND THAT
AFFECT THIS WEEK. WE KNOW THAT
THERE’S STILL SOME SCHOOLS THAT
ARE GOING ON THIS WEEKEND.
SO WE’LL BE OUT DOING THE SAME
THING, JUST TRYING TO KEEP
THINGS CALM AND REASSURE.
>> SO, YOU KNOW, WE DID SEE
THAT THIS SHOOTER HAD POSTED
SOME THINGS THAT WERE
SUSPICIOUS ARE RED FLAGS ON
SOCIAL MEDIA. SO WHEN SHOULD
SOMEONE REPORT SOMETHING
FAMILIES, STUDENTS, TEACHERS
WATCHING? WHAT SHOULD THEY BE
LOOKING
OUT FOR?
>> SO, YES, WE’RE HEARING MUCH
BETTER OFF LAST NIGHT THAT THIS
YOUNG MAN HAD A TENDENCY TO
THREAT OF VIOLENCE TOWARDS
YOUNG LADIES THAT HE WAS
MEETING ON SOCIAL MEDIA, WHICH
IS CAUSE FOR CONCERN BECAUSE OF
ALSO READ ARTICLES WHERE IT
TALKS ABOUT THAT. THAT’S A
COMMON THREAD WITH A MASK
SHOOTING SUSPECT IS THREATENED
OR EVEN ACTUAL VIOLENCE OR
WOMEN. SO MAYBE THAT’S A KEY
INDICATOR AS WE GO INTO LOOKING
AT THIS THING PREVENT THEM IN
THE FUTURE. MAYBE THAT’S A KEY
INDICATOR THAT PEOPLE
ABSOLUTELY NEED TO REPORT.
BUT I THINK IT’S ALSO COMING
UP ON THE SOCIAL MEDIA
PLATFORMS TO RECOGNIZE THEIR
ROLE IN THIS AND BEING ABLE TO
DETECT THESE THINGS EARLIER AND
DO SOMETHING ABOUT A REPORT
REPORTING IT TO LAW
ENFORCEMENT. WE ALL KNOW
THERE’S A RIGHT TO PRIVACY,
BUT BUT ALSO WHEN YOU LOOK AT
IT THIS WAY, THAT THIS COULD
HAVE BEEN AN INDICATOR HAD
SOMEBODY SAYS SOMETHING WE
COULD HAVE AVERTED THIS THIS
HORRIBLE TRAGEDY. JUST BUY BUY,
BUY SOMETHING REPORTING THAT
CONDUCT.
>> IN TERMS OF THE RESPONSE,
SHERIFF, WE’VE LEARNED MANY
MORE FACTS OVER THE LAST FEW
DAYS. YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU LEARN
THE FACTS AND DECISIONS OF
WHETHER TO GO INTO NOT GOING,
WHAT WAS YOUR RESPONSE? AGAIN,
IT IS NOT ONLY A LEADER OF LAW
ENFORCEMENT WHO GOES THROUGH
THIS TRAINING BUT ALSO AS A
SPOUSE OR A TEACHER. AND AS
A FATHER.
>> I THINK YOU’RE YOU GOING.
I DON’T KNOW WHAT THEY BASED
THEIR BELIEF. AND IF THAT’S THE
CASE THAT THEY BELIEVE THERE
WAS NO CHILDREN UNDER ACTIVE
THREAT OUT OF WHAT THEY BASE
THAT ON. BUT I I FEEL IT WAS
A LACK OF MAYBE THAT
CONTRIBUTED TO THIS MAY BE A
BIT OF PANIC.
YOU KNOW, I’M JUST THINKING
WORLD SCHOOL DISTRICT, MAYBE
THIS WASN’T SOMETHING THEY WERE
FULLY EXPECTING. WHO COULD
ABSOLUTELY EXPECT THIS AT ALL
TIMES. BUT WHAT YOU ABSOLUTELY
HAVE TO AND THAT MAY BE PART OF
IT WAS THE LACK OF THE MAYOR’S
ATION WITH THE FACILITY ITSELF.
MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT THAT
DOOR ITSELF OPEN OUT AND THEY
WERE NOT ABLE TO GET THE TOOLS
AND TO BE ABLE TO GET, IN OTHER
WORDS, A BATTERING THAT DONE
ANYTHING ON THAT DOOR BECAUSE
IT OPENED OUT. SO SCHOOLS GET
TO SPEND THIS TIME DURING THE
SUMMER PREPARING THEMSELVES FOR
THAT CONTINGENCY IS CAN WE AS
SAFELY AND QUICKLY ACCESS EVERY
SQUARE INCH OF THIS IT NOW IS
THE TIME FOR EVERY SCHOOL
DISTRICT IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY TO TAKE THAT ON.
>> SHERIFF SALAZAR, THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME THIS
MORNING. AND UNFORTUNATE.
LIKE YOU SAID, IT’S SOMETHING
THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE TO
PREPARE FOR