Uvalde School Board To Consider Firing District Police Chief

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Pete Arredondo could become the first cop to lose his job over the slow, bungled law enforcement response to one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history.

AUSTIN, Texas — Uvalde’s embattled school police chief on Wednesday could become the first officer to lose his job over theduring the May massacre at Robb Elementary School.

Ninety days after the massacre, the absence of any firings have frustrated many Uvalde residents and amplified demands for accountability. Investigations and body camera footage have laid bare how police rushed to the scene with bulletproof shields and high-powered rifles within minutes — but waited more than an hour before finally confronting the gunman in a classroom of fourth-graders.

 

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