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HEAR IT: School Police Chief Says He Didn’t Confront Robb Elementary Shooter Because He Prioritized Kids in Other Classrooms

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Newly-released audio revealed that a Texas school police chief intentionally avoided confronting the gunman who barricaded himself in a classroom at Robb Elementary and killed 19 students. A day after the May 2022 shooting, then-Uvalde Schools Police Chief Pete Arredondo told investigators with the FBI and Texas Department of Public Safety that he knew children …

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November 15, 2022

HEAR IT: New Audio Shows Uvalde Police Chief Knew Children Were Trapped With Gunman Amid Shooting That Killed 21

Newly-released audio of a phone call suggests that the acting Uvalde police chief was informed that there were children in the classroom with the gunman who ended up killing 19 children and two adults at Robb Elementary. According to CNN, interim police chief Mariano Pargas had called Uvalde police dispatchers and learned there were “eight …

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July 26, 2022

Robb Elementary Principal Suspended Months After School Shooting That Killed 19 Children

Texas officials put the principal of Robb Elementary School on paid administrative leave on Monday, two months after a shooting there claimed the lives of 19 children and two teachers. Attorney Ricardo Cedillo did not tell the Texas Tribune why Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Superintendent Hal Harrell suspended principal Mandy Gutierrez, but Cedillo said …

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July 21, 2022

SEE IT: Viral Video Shows Police Restraining Husband Trying to Rescue Injured Wife at Uvalde School Shooting

Recently released body camera footage shows police restraining a fellow officer who was trying to rescue his wife in her classroom at Robb Elementary where she had been shot, KENS-TV reports. School policeman Ruben Ruiz was one of the first law enforcement officers to arrive at the Uvalde school after reports of the gunman on …

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July 21, 2022

Uvalde School Board to Consider Firing School Police Chief Over Robb Elementary Massacre

The Uvalde school board will consider firing school district police chief Pete Arredondo at a special meeting on Saturday, following a damning state legislative report and fierce anger from members of the public. School Superintendent Hal Harrell, who said Monday that Arredondo was a contract employee and could not be fired at will, has now …

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July 17, 2022

Update: Uvalde Mayor Puts Acting Police Chief on Leave After Damning State House Committee Report

Update 6:55 p.m.: Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin said Sunday afternoon that the acting police chief on the day of the Robb Elementary School massacre had been placed on leave. The move came shortly after a state legislative committee report found fault from top to bottom leading up to and during the May 24 shooting, the …

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June 22, 2022

Robb Elementary Will Be Demolished Following Shooting That Killed 19 Children, 2 Teachers: Mayor

Officials announced on Tuesday that the Texas elementary school where 19 children and two teachers were killed last month will be torn down. According to KENS, Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin made the announcement regarding Robb Elementary during a city council meeting, but he did not say when the school will be demolished. “You can never …

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June 21, 2022

Transcripts, Video Show Officers Ready To Breach Uvalde Classroom Door – But No Order Was Given

A review of law enforcement transcripts and security camera footage raises more questions than it answers about the police response to the massacre of 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school last month. The review, conducted by The Texas Tribune, shows multiple officers in the hallway of Robb Elementary school on May …

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May 24, 2022

BREAKING: 14 Students & 1 Teacher Killed in Texas Elementary School Shooting; Suspect Identified

Emerging reports indicated that 14 children and one teacher were killed in Tuesday’s shooting at an elementary school in Texas. The suspected shooter — an 18-year-old male — is also dead. KTRK reported that the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde was carried out by Salvador Ramos, a student at Uvalde High School. Governor …