Former Uvalde mayor surprised new report defends how police responded to school shooting

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Former Uvalde mayor Don McLaughlin says he was surprised that the investigative report defended the actions of local police during the mass shooting at Robb Elementary in May 2022.

The former Uvalde mayor who ordered an investigation into actions by local police during the Robb Elementary School shooting said Friday he was surprised the report defended officers and believes the acting chief on the scene failed during the 2022 massacre."What I’ve seen so far, it’s not quite what I was expecting," said Don McLaughlin, who stepped down as mayor of the small Texas city last year and is now the Republican nominee for a seat in the state Legislature.

Jesse Prado, a former police officer and investigator for the Austin Police Department who conducted the inquiry for the City of Uvalde, noted that Pargas retired from the job just days after his interview. But he said if he had remained, "it would be my recommendation and my team’s recommendation to exonerate Lt. Pargas."McLaughlin said he disagreed with those findings."I’m not speaking on behalf of anyone else ...

 

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