UVALDE, Texas — The Texas Department of Public Safety on Thursday released a pair of videos depicting an altercation between one of its troopers and a visibly anguished mother of one of the students who died in last year's mass shooting at Robb Elementary School, after an edited version of the dispute erupted on social media earlier this week.
The incident, which happened on Wednesday during a student-led walkout in protest of gun violence, reflects a distraught community's simmering distrust of law enforcement after officers waited 77 minutes to confront the gunman who killed 19 students and two teachers on May 24, 2022.
After a student inside the building opens the door, Rodriguez enters -- but is immediately confronted by a Texas state trooper, who physically forces her out of the school. "I am demanding a full investigation of this incident, with bodycam footage to be released immediately," Gutierrez tweeted."This is a disgrace and is no way to treat a grieving family."
In a statement obtained by ABC News, the trooper who confronted Rodriguez said that Rodriguez initially complied with his orders to check in with a secretary, pursuant to school protocol -- but then"attempted to make her way into the auditorium and began yelling loudly, yelling 'Walk-out' several times."
A moment later, the trooper returned to the doorway and allowed Rodriguez into a nearby office, where Rodriguez again presented her identification to the secretary and asked to retrieve her son. While she waited for her son, the trooper approached her and asked,"Can I please talk with you?"
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