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Posted: 2024-03-06T20:55:47Z | Updated: 2024-03-06T20:55:47Z

Two Texas law enforcement officials highlighted in a Justice Department report for their inaction during a 2022 school shooting have won their primaries.

Uvalde County Constable Emmanuel Zamora and Sheriff Ruben Nolasco won their respective Republican primaries on Tuesday, The Texas Tribune reported . Zamora won with 64% of the votes against his Republican challenger; Nolasco won with 39% of the votes, beating out three other GOP challengers.

Both officials were involved in the failed police response to the May 24, 2022, school shooting at Robb Elementary that left 19 students and two teachers dead . In a Justice Department report released in January this year, Zamora and Nolasco were named as leaders of responding agencies who failed to act. The report detailed the multiple failures of law enforcement on that day, including police officials lack of urgency to respond to an active shooter.