US: The US Justice Department has said it will review the law enforcement response to the Texas shooting, as US President Joe Biden visited bereaved families after the country’s worst school attack in a decade.
The President and First Lady Jill Biden visited a memorial at the school in Uvalde before attending a church service and also meeting with survivors and first responders after landing in the state on Sunday.
Biden was pictured reaching out to touch large photographs of the young children killed, while Biden laid a bouquet of 21 white flowers, one for each of those killed, as they paid their respects.
After leaving the church, they walked past a crowd of about 100 people who chanted “do something”
He responded: “We will.” The President later tweeted that he grieves, prays and stands with the people of Uvalde.
“And we are committed to turning this pain into action,” he said. Biden, a Democrat, has repeatedly called for major changes to America’s gun laws but has been unable to get legislation past Republican opposition.
Following the shooting, President Biden gave a commencement address at the University of Delaware. He said:
“We have to stand stronger. We must stand stronger. We cannot outlaw tragedy, I know, but we can make America safer.” – SKY NEWS