Families of Uvalde massacre victims say charges against former school police chief 'not enough'
Families who lost loved ones in the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas, said the Thursday arrest of former school district police chief Pete Arredondo is not a “happy moment” and are calling for more indictments.
Families who lost loved ones in the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas, said the Thursday arrest of former school district police chief Pete Arredondo is not a “happy moment” and are calling for more indictments.
Arredondo, 52, was arrested on an indictment charging him with 10 counts of abandoning/endangering a child in connection with the May 24, 2022, school shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers. Another 17 people were injured.
Those 10 counts are in connection with school children who survived the shooting, but were delayed in receiving care and protection.
Arredondo, who was described as the incident commander during the shooting and was the focus of scathing criticism for mismanaging the police response, was later released after posting $10,000 surety bond.
The massacre saw nearly 400 officers descend upon the school — yet it took more than 70 minutes for the gunman to be confronted and killed, in what the Justice Department described as a "failure" of the law enforcement response.
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