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Former school police chief faces charges
Former Uvalde School Police Chief Pedro “Pete” Arredondo and another ex-officer have been charged with child endangerment more than two years after a gunman opened fire at Robb Elementary, killing 19 fourth-graders and two teachers.
RadarOnline.com learned that Adrian Gonzales According to reports, the former officer was also indicted by a Uvalde County grand jury.
Arredondo and Gonzales were among the first officers on the scene after the crazed gunman Salvador RamosThe 18-year-old began his vicious rampage on May 24, 2022.
Uvalde School District Police Chief Arredondo was in charge of the massive law enforcement response on that fateful day.
The police response was vilified in the aftermath of the shooting, after it was revealed that no one tried to confront Ramos for a shocking 77 minutes.
Ramos was later shot and killed by gunmen from the U.S. Border Patrol Tactical Unit.
San Antonio Express News was the first to report the names on Thursday, revealing that these are the first criminal charges against law enforcement in connection with the devastating massacre.
Arredondo turned himself in to face 10 counts of child endangerment. Gonzales was charged in a second indictment with 29 counts of child endangerment for each of the 19 children killed and the 10 survivors who were injured, according to the report.
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As we previously reported, a Department of Justice investigation found that leadership failures resulted in critical delays that could have potentially saved the lives of children and staff.
“The victims and survivors of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School deserved better,” Attorney General said Garland in a statement released in January 2024. “The law enforcement response to Robb Elementary on May 24, 2022 – and the response from officials in the hours and days afterward – was a failure.”
“As a result of failed leadership, training and policy, 33 students and three of their teachers – many of whom had been shot – were trapped in a room with an active shooter for more than an hour while law enforcement officers remained outside,” he said. continued after a critical incident review of the police response. “We hope to honor the victims and survivors by working together to try to prevent something like this from happening again, here or anywhere.”
