Revisit: S4 E48 The Uvalde Shooting - A Comprehensive Analysis

(Re-Release – Companion Episode)

If you’ve listened to our recent update on Stop the Killing and want a clear, detailed reminder of what actually happened in Uvalde, this episode is for you.

In this companion re-release, former FBI executive and use-of-force expert Katherine Schweit walks listeners through the full factual timeline of the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas — drawing directly from the U.S. Department of Justice’s extensive Critical Incident Review.

Rather than headlines or speculation, this episode breaks down:

• What law enforcement knew — and when

• How an active shooter was repeatedly misclassified as a barricaded subject

• The complete 77-minute delay between first police entry and the shooter being stopped

• The absence of command and control, despite dozens of officers on scene

• Why training, leadership, and communication failures compounded minute by minute

• How misinformation spread among responders, families, and medical teams

• What the DOJ identified as systemic breakdowns, not individual hindsight errors

This episode also explains — in plain language — the critical difference between:

• Active shooter response (immediate engagement to stop the killing), and

• Barricaded subject protocols (containment and negotiation)

A distinction that mattered enormously — and tragically — in Uvalde.

For listeners following the current conversation and updates, this episode provides the essential context needed to understand:

• Why Uvalde remains a case study in what must never happen again

• How failures in leadership and coordination can override training

• What lessons the DOJ says must be learned to prevent future loss of life

This is not an opinion piece.
It is a fact-driven reconstruction, based on hundreds of pages of official findings, and presented to ensure the truth is understood — not forgotten.

Stop the Killing examines critical incidents involving deadly force through the lens of experience, evidence, and accountability. Hosted by journalist Sarah Ferris and former FBI executive Katherine Schweit, the podcast focuses on what actually happened, why it matters, and how future tragedies can be prevented.

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Check out more from Sarah Ferris Media:

• Conning the Con

• Klooghless: The Long Con

• Guilty Greenie

• Watching Two Detectives

• The Bravery Academy

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