Uvalde shooting: First interior image shows armed police were waiting in school hallway

The surveillance imageshows that police officers apparently arrived at the scene with rifles within minutes during the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.

Thisis the first image, showing inside of the school, that isavailable in the public domain. The imagegives a glimpse of activities that took place inside the school. The imageshows that armed police were waiting in the corridor, holding rifles and riot shields.

Citing investigative documents, US media outlets Austin American-Statesman and KVUE-TV have reported that the police had arrived earlier in the attack and with more firepower than previously reported.

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Although, there's no official response to the image.

The mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde shocked the nation. The attack by an 18-year-old local, identified as Salvador Ramos, at the school killed 21 people, including small children.

In the United States, an increase in gun violence and mass killings has sparked renewed calls for reform of the nation's gun laws.

Some are even debating whether authorities should allow teachers to carry arms. The idea of permitting teachers and other school staff to carry guns is not entirely new.

In the aftermath, a bipartisan group of senators recently announced measures targeted to control the recent increase in gun violence in the country. They have chalked out a framework for new legislation.

The reports by Austin American-Statesman and KVUE stated that the documents show that the gunman entered the school at 11:33am local time.

As per media reports, school district police chief Peter Arredondo had stated that the gunman had "shot a lot" and that the police only had "pistols".

Now the latest reports by Austin American-Statesman and KVUE noted that 11 police officers arrived within three minutes. In fact, an officer with a ballistic shield was in the building at 11:52am (local time).

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