A Uvalde County grand jury indicted fired school district police chief Pete Arredondo and another district police officer more than two years after a mass shooting that left two teachers and 19 students dead. The two ex-cops face charges of abandoning or endangering a child.
Uvalde County District Attorney Christina Mitchell launched a grand jury investigation into the delayed response by law enforcement officials during the May 24, 2022, shooting atThe grand jury evaluated the circumstances surrounding the shooting and the 77 minutes it took for the shooter to be eliminated to determine if any of the nearly 400 law enforcement officers involved in the response should face criminal charges.
Earlier this week, the 12 members of the grand jury toured the shuttered elementary school where the mass-casualty shooting took place more than two years ago.“If they’re going to indict those two officers, they need to indict the 13 DPS troopers in that hallway,” Gutierrez said in an interview, theDistrict Attorney Mitchell responded, saying, “They met for six months. They took a hard look at the case and were very deliberate and thoughtful in all their deliberations.
Education Education Latest News, Education Education Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Source: KSLcom - 🏆 549. / 51 Read more »
Source: 12News - 🏆 586. / 51 Read more »
Source: thedailybeast - 🏆 307. / 63 Read more »