A 77-page report by a special committee of the Texas House of Representatives concluded that no one was able to stop the gunman from carrying out the deadliest school shooting in Texas history, in part because of “systemic failures and egregious poor decision making” by nearly everyone involved who was in a position of power.
376 law enforcement officers descended on the school in a chaotic, uncoordinated scene devoid of clear leadership and a sense of urgency to take down the gunman, according to the report.
It is the most exhaustive account of what happened to date, and it was released on Sunday, July 17, 2022.
It found that the mass killer had been dubbed "school shooter" on social media a year before the massacre because of his violent threats against others.
The high school dropout and social outcast consumed gore and violent sex online. He sometimes shared videos and images of suicides and beheadings.
In real life, he was fired from two fast-food jobs for harassing a female co