DoJ launches investigation into police response to Uvalde school shooting

Inquiry comes amid anger over why officers waited over an hour outside the classroom where the gunman killed 21 people

The US government on Sunday announced a federal investigation into the police response to the mass shooting at a Texas school five days ago as anger mounted over why armed officers waited more than one hour in the hall outside the classroom where the gunman killed 19 children and two teachers and wounded others.

The US Department of Justice said it will conduct a critical incident review" of the law enforcement action in the small south Texas city of Uvalde last Tuesday.