Former Uvalde School Police Chief Indicted Over Response to Mass Shooting

Pete Arredondo, the former police chief for schools in Uvalde, Texas, has been indicted over his response to the 2022 mass shooting that left 19 students and two teachers dead.

The indictment argues Arredondo failed to identify an active shooting, did not follow his training, and made decisions that slowed law enforcement’s response to stop the gunman at Robb Elementary School, The Associated Press reported .

Arredondo was arrested and booked in the Uvalde County Jail Thursday on 10 state jail felony counts of abandoning or endangering a child. He was released Thursday evening.

Arredondo faces 10 counts of abandoning and endangering a child for, by act and omission, “intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, and with criminal negligence,” placing 10 minors in imminent danger by not identifying the shooting as an active shooter incident, according to his June 26 indictment.

Adrian Gonzales, a former school officer, was also indicted on similar charges, according to a sealed indictment reported by the Uvalde Leader-News .