Uvalde school police chief and officer indicted over mass shooting response

[NationalMatch]

SAN ANTONIO (WOAI/KABB) — Former Uvalde School District Police Chief Pedro "Pete" Arredondo and a former officer are facing indictment on charges of abandoning and endangering a child.

State Sen. Roland Gutierrez’s office confirmed that indictments are coming for Arredondo and former UCISD officer Adrian Gonzales.

The charges are related to their response to the Robb Elementary School shooting, which occurred at the school on May 24, 2022. Nineteen children and two teachers were killed in the massacre.

Arredondo was fired in August 2022 and lost his honorable discharge status in November of 2023 in response to his actions that day.

These are the first criminal charges against law enforcement officers in connection with mass shooting, which is the deadliest in Texas history.
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[BobbyV]

It will be interesting to see how it plays out.

 

[NationalMatch]

It will be interesting to see how it plays out.

Agreed, since SCOTUS' opinion that police officers have no duty to protect.

 

[GlockPride]

Sadly, I wouldn’t have done what they did, but I don’t think that this case is going anywhere. It’s a knee jerk reaction to a terribly sad event but I believe unless they have a Constitutional Question then the charges will go nowhere as the USSC has spoken on police actions/inactions.

 

[NationalMatch]

I don’t think that this case is going anywhere.

Sadly, agreed. Otherwise they wouldn't have waited, what? Two years?

Somebody's virtue signaling to upgrade a resume.

 

[Glocktogo]

Regardless, I'll take the indictment for now. Texas blew everything post-shooting so bad, doing nothing at all was unconscionable.

 

[Rez Exelon]

Regardless, I'll take the indictment for now. Texas blew everything post-shooting so bad, doing nothing at all was unconscionable.

")!*@ Those kids" --- Every officer that failed to do anything that day (in my opinion).

Oh wait, didn't they arrest/detain a mom who had the balls to go in and get her kids out? And then started harassing her afterwards? So I guess that they did "something" that day. It's just that it was everything wrong.

 

[Glocktogo]

")!*@ Those kids" --- Every officer that failed to do anything that day (in my opinion).

Oh wait, didn't they arrest/detain a mom who had the balls to go in and get her kids out? And then started harassing her afterwards? So I guess that they did "something" that day. It's just that it was everything wrong.

You would be correct. The biggest difference between them and the dirtbag murdering kids, is that everyone expected so much more out of them. There's no criticism too harsh, from the bottom to the top, including Abbott in this case. They **** the bed in the worst way possible.

 

[montesa]

What a nightmare to try to save your kids and the cops stop you while they do nothing. If a citizen went in to stop the situation the cops would probably shoot the guy willing to risk his life.

 

[dennishoddy]

Sadly, I have to agree with the majority that it will fizzle out. At least he lost his pension and will forever be publicly shamed.