AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The police chief for schools in Uvalde, Texas, failed to identify an active shooting, did not follow his training and made critical decisions that slowed the law enforcement response to stop a gunman who was “hunting” victims and ultimately killed 21 people at Robb Elementary, according to an indictment unsealed Friday.
AUSTIN, Texas — The police chief for schools in Uvalde, Texas, failed to identify an active shooting, did not follow his training and made critical decisions thatto stop a gunman who was “hunting” victims and ultimately killed 21 people at Robb Elementary, according to an indictment unsealed Friday.
Arredondo, 52, and Gonzales, 51, are the first officers to be criminally charged for the police response to one of the worst school shootings in U.S. history, and the indictments from a Uvalde County grand jury follow two years of calls from some families for such action. Some victims' relatives said Friday that while they are happy Arredondo and Gonzales were indicted, they want more officers to be charged.
“Mr. Gonzales’ position is he did not violate school district policy or state law,” said Nico LaHood, the former district attorney for Bexar County, which includes San Antonio. “After being advised that a child or children were injured in a class at Robb Elementary School failed to identify the incident as an active shooter incident and failed to respond as trained to an active shooter incident and instead directed law enforcement officers to evacuate the wing before confronting the shooter thereby delaying the response by law enforcement officers to an active shooter who was hunting and shooting a child or children,” the indictment said.
“I want every single person who was in the hallway charged for failure to protect the most innocent," Velma Duran, whose sister Irma Garcia was one of the teachers killed, said Friday."My sister put her body in front of those children to protect them, something they could have done. They had the means and the tools to do it.
“After hearing gun shots and being advised of the general location of the shooter and having time to respond to the shooter, failed to follow, engage, distract or delay the shooter” and “failed to respond to respond to gun fire," the indictment said.In an interview with the Texas Tribune two weeks after the shooting, Arredondo insisted he took the steps he believed would best protect the lives of students and teachers.
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