Uvalde Texas School Shooting (2022)

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Exclusive Uvalde video shows school shooting, police in hallway after shooter entered classroom

On May 24, 2022, a gunman killed 19 children and two adults at Robb Elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Nearly 400 officers from multiple agencies, including the U.S. Border Patrol, United States Marshals Service, Drug Enforcement Administration, Uvalde Texas Police Department, Uvalde Texas Consolidated Independent School District Police Department (UCISD PD), Uvalde County Texas Sheriff's Department, Zavala County Texas Sheriff's Office, and the Texas Department of Public Safety responded.[1][2][3]

After more than an hour passed, officers from multiple agencies entered the school and engaged the shooter. One officer was shot, and the shooter was killed.[4]

Parts of the incident were captured on officers' body-worn cameras and the school's surveillance cameras.

On May 29 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) opened an investigation.[5]

On June 22, 2022, UCISD PD Chief Pete Arredondo was placed on leave.[1]

On July 17, 2022, a state legislative committee released their preliminary report on the incident, finding "systemic failures and egregious poor decision making" in the officers' response.[6]

On July 17, 2022, Lieutenant Mariano Pargas, the acting chief of the Uvalde Texas Police Department, was placed on leave.[6][7][1]

The Texas Department of Public Safety opened in investigation into their agency's response.[1]

On August 24, 2022, Arredondo was fired.[8] The firing was reported to Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE), which classifies the firing as dishonorable, general, or honorable.[9]

In September 2022, Arredondo appealed his TCOLE status.[9]

On October 7, 2022, UCISD PD suspended Lieutenant Mike Hernandez and officers Adrian Gonzales, Ruby Gonzalez, and Ruben Ruiz.[10]

On November 22, 2022, Pargas resigned.[7]

In January 2023, Arredondo's TCOLE status was upgraded in a default judgment, meaning the UCISD did not content the change.[9]

On January 1, 2023, Gonzales and Gonzalez left the agency.[11]

On January 18, 2024, the DOJ released information on their investigation. The DOJ found "cascading failures" by Arredondo and other "policy and training deficiencies".[4][12]

A grand jury indicted Arredondo and Gonzales.[8][13]

On June 27, 2024, Arredondo was arrested and charged with 10 counts of child endangerment.[8]

Gonzales was arrested and charged with 29 counts of abandoning/endangering a child.[14]

On July 25, 2024, Gonzales pleaded not guilty.[15]

Officers Involved


References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Uvalde school board fires police Chief Pete Arredondo after mass shooting, CBS News, 2022-08-25
  2. ↑ Victoria Albert, At least 19 children, 2 adults killed after shooter opens fire at Texas elementary school, CBS News, 2022-05-25
  3. ↑ Melissa Quinn, DOJ Uvalde report says law enforcement response to school shooting was a failure, CBS News, 2024-01-18
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kerry Breen, DOJ's Uvalde report finds "unimaginable failure" in school shooting response. Here are the key takeaways., CBS News 2024-01-18
  5. ↑ Justice Dept. to review law enforcement response to Uvalde mass shooting, CBS News, 2022-05-30
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Caroline Linton, Texas lawmakers say Uvalde response was result of "systemic failures and egregious poor decision making", CBS News 2022-07-18
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Lt. Mariano Pargas, the acting police chief during the Uvalde school shooting, steps down, CBS News, 2022-11-17
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 S.E. Jenkins, Former Uvalde school police chief Pete Arredondo arrested 2 years after Robb Elementary School shooting, CBS News Texas, 2024-06-27
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Patrick Linehan, Uvalde police chief wins appeal to upgrade termination record, ABC News, 2023-02-21
  10. ↑ Two more UCISD PD officers leave, Uvalde Leader, 2023-02-02
  11. ↑ Two more UCISD PD officers leave, Uvalde Leader, 2023-02-02
  12. ↑ Critical Incident Review: Active Shooter at Robb Elementary School, U.S. Department of Justice, 2024-01
  13. ↑ Jim Vertuno, Former Uvalde school police chief Pete Arredondo, officer indicted, NBC DFW, 2024-06-27
  14. ↑ Daniela Ibarra, Former UCISD officer Adrian Gonzales released from jail, faces 29 charges connected to Robb Elementary response, KSAT, 2024-06-28
  15. ↑ Nadia Lathan, Uvalde, Texas, school officer pleads not guilty to charges of failing to protect kids during attack, KTSM, 2024-07-25

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