Multiple police officers stood in a hallway at Robb Elementary School armed with rifles and at least one ballistic shield within nine minutes of a gunman arriving at the campus, according to documents reviewed by the American-Statesman.
We've updated this story to correct how quickly police arrived with rifles and a ballistic shield: 19 minutes after the shooter.
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