“The only thing stopping the hallway of dedicated officers from entering room 111 and 112 was the on scene commander (Arredondo) who decided to place the lives of officers before the lives of children. The officers had weapons, THE CHILDREN HAD NONE. The officers had body armor, THE CHILDREN HAD NONE. The officers had training, THE SUBJECT HAD NONE. One hour…fourteen minutes and eight seconds.”

This was just McCraw’s opening statement.