Uvalde school district suspends entire police force after May shooting

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The school district in Uvalde, Texas, suspended its entire police force, pending the outcome of a probe following the mass shooting in May that killed 19 students and two teachers

The district said it suspended all activities of the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Police Department "for a period of time." The police force consisted of five officers and one security guard, according to its website.

The district also said that as a "result of the recent developments," one officer, Lieutenant Miguel Hernandez, was placed on administrative leave. Ken Mueller, the director of student services, was also placed on administrative leave and will retire, the district said in its statement. The school district said it requested additional officers from the Texas Department of Public Safety to provide campus security.

 

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16k town population. In Canada that would mean 3 cops on duty. America is wild.

After the suspension, they tried to leave the police barrack but couldn't figure out how to open the front door.

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