Jul 02 Uvalde schools’ police Chief Pete Arredondo resigns from City Council By Associated Press Chief Pete Arredondo told the Uvalde Leader-News on Friday that has decided to step down for the good of the city administration. He has been on administrative leave from the school district since June 22. Continue reading
Jun 21 Head of Texas Department of Public Safety says Uvalde police response was an ‘abject failure’ By Jim Vertuno, Jake Bleiberg, Associated Press The head of the Texas Department of Public Safety says three minutes after a gunman entered a school where he slaughtered 19 elementary students and two teachers there was sufficient armed law enforcement on scene to stop the gunman. Continue reading
Jun 10 Uvalde school police chief Pete Arredondo defends Texas shooting response By Associated Press The Texas school police chief criticized for his actions during one of the deadliest classroom shootings in U.S. history says in his first extensive published comments that he didn't consider himself the incident commander as the massacre unfolded. Continue reading