White House says report on Uvalde school shooting is ‘devastating’ and ‘unacceptable’

White House says report on Uvalde school shooting is ‘devastating’ and ‘unacceptable’

Painted stones are placed at a memorial outside Robb Elementary School the day after the video showing the May shooting inside the school released, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S., July 13, 2022. REUTERS

WASHINGTON — White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Monday said a report on the Uvalde school shooting that left 21 dead is “devastating” and “unacceptable.”

A Texas legislators’ probe of the shooting blamed “systemic failures” and poor leadership for contributing to the death toll, according to a report released on Sunday.

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