Ex-Police Chief Indicted In Uvalde School Shooting

The Texas Tribune reports:

A Uvalde County grand jury has indicted former school district police Chief Pete Arredondo and another former district officer on charges of child endangerment, the first criminal charges brought against law enforcement for the botched response to the deadliest school shooting in Texas history.

Arredondo and Adrian Gonzales face felony charges of abandoning or endangering a child. The charges come more than two years after the May 24, 2022 shooting, in which a lone gunman killed 19 fourth graders and two teachers.

Law enforcement officers waited 77 minutes to confront the gunman, who was ultimately shot and killed by Border Patrol officers.

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This just in: The charges come more than two years after the May 24, 2022 shooting, in which a lone gunman killed 19 fourth graders and two teachers. READ MORE: https://t.co/VOjIVju68w

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The former Uvalde schools police chief and another former officer have been indicted over their roles in the slow police response to the 2022 massacre in a Texas primary school that left 19 children and two teachers dead. https://t.co/EMhFu22X9k

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