was fired last week for his inaction, and others are under investigation. maldonado can be seen in this body cam video. reporter: the video also contains audio of unidentified officers concerned about their own safety while the gunman was inside with the children. reporter: but at today s hearing, in his first public comments since june, mccraw was defiant. i can tell you this right now, d.p.s. is an institution, okay. right now, is did not fail the community, plain and simple. reporter: jesse rizzo, the uncle of jackie cazares, blamed mccraw for what he called continued misinformation, tearing the community apart. our town is divided. our teachers feel betrayed. reporter: mccraw blamed local police in the days after the massacre.
Col. Steve McCraw acknowledged mistakes by officers, but insisted that, "plain and simple," his department, as an institution, did not fail the community.