Uvalde school police chief on leave after mass shooting

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The Uvalde school district’s police chief was put on leave Wednesday following allegations that he erred in his response to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School that left 19 students and two teachers dead.

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A spokesperson for the Uvalde school district, Anne Marie Espinoza, declined to say whether Arredondo would continue to be paid while on leave.Col. Steven McCraw, director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, told a state Senate hearing on Tuesday that Arredondo made “terrible decisions” as the massacre unfolded on May 24 , and that the police response was an “abject failure.”

“The only thing stopping a hallway of dedicated officers from entering Room 111 and 112 was the on-scene commander who decided to place the lives of officers before the lives of children,” McCraw said. Delays in the police response as the shooting was happening has become the focus of ongoing investigations and public outcry. Law enforcement has at times offered confusing and sometimes contradictory details and timelines that have drawn anger and frustration.

Sen. Paul Bettencourt told the state Senate hearing that Arredondo should have stepped down straight away.

 

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Weeks later, they were finally able to deliver the notice after realizing his door was unlocked.

Officials have been waiting outside his office for hours as they don't want to go in and engage with him.

paid leave with donuts I suspect

Shout out to everyone that turned this clown out!

So, it was not the gun's fault - when you have no good guys with guns to stop bad guys with guns this is the result - these police (use that term lightly) should be brought up on charges for dereliction of duty - the job description is 'serve and protect' - not hide and wait.

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