Former Uvalde School District Police Chief Indicted on Ten Counts of Abandoning and Endangering Children Following Robb Elementary Shooting

Uvalde, Texas United States of America
Another former officer, Adrian Gonzales, also indicted on similar charges.
Arredondo failed to identify active shooter situation and follow training, resulting in delayed care for 10 children who survived.
First criminal charges stemming from Robb Elementary shooting that left 19 children and 2 teachers dead.
Former Uvalde School District Police Chief Pete Arredondo indicted on 10 counts of abandoning and endangering children following Robb Elementary shooting.
Former Uvalde School District Police Chief Indicted on Ten Counts of Abandoning and Endangering Children Following Robb Elementary Shooting

In a shocking turn of events, the former Uvalde School District Police Chief, Pete Arredondo, has been indicted on 10 counts of abandoning and endangering a child in connection with the tragic Robb Elementary shooting last year. The charges against Arredondo include failing to identify the incident as an active shooter situation and failing to follow active-shooter incident training, which resulted in delaying care for 10 school children who survived the massacre. This marks the first set of criminal charges stemming from the devastating attack that left 19 children and two teachers dead. Arredondo was booked into the Uvalde County jail and later released after posting bail. Another former officer, Adrian Gonzales, has also been indicted on multiple similar charges.



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    • Former Uvalde School District Police Chief Pete Arredondo has been indicted on 10 counts of abandoning and endangering a child in connection with the Robb Elementary shooting.
    • Arredondo failed to identify the shooting as an active shooter, failed to respond as trained, and instead called SWAT.
    • He chose to negotiate with the gunman instead of engaging.
    • Failed to timely provide keys and breaching tools
    • Failed to determine if the classroom door was locked
    • Failed to follow the school district’s active shooter policy
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    • Former Uvalde schools police chief Pete Arredondo was indicted over his role in the slow police response to the 2022 massacre at Robb Elementary School, leaving 19 children and two teachers dead.
    • Arredondo was indicted on 10 counts of felony child endangerment/abandonment.
    • Another former officer, Adrian Gonzales, was also indicted on multiple similar charges.
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    • Arredondo was indicted for child endangerment/abandonment.
    • Arredondo was the on-site commander during the attack and was indicted for child endangerment/abandonment.
    • Arredondo failed to identify the shooting as an active shooter, failed to respond as trained, and instead called SWAT.
    • Arredondo chose to negotiate with the gunman instead of engaging.
    • Arredondo failed to timely provide keys and breaching tools
    • Failed to determine if the classroom door was locked
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    • Pete Arredondo, the former chief of the school district police in Uvalde, Texas, has been indicted over his actions during the police response to the 2022 school shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers.
    • Mr. Arredondo faces 10 counts of abandoning and endangering a child.
    • The charges against Mr. Arredondo include failing to identify the incident as an active shooter situation and failing to follow active-shooter incident training, resulting in delaying care for 10 school children who survived the massacre.
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    • Pete Arredondo failed to identify the incident as an active shooter situation
    • Pete Arredondo failed to follow active-shooter incident training
    • Arredondo chose to negotiate with the gunman instead of engaging in the shooting response
    • Arredondo was terminated for his actions during the shooting
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    The article contains a dichotomous depiction and an appeal to authority. It presents the indictment's claims against Pete Arredondo as facts without providing counterarguments or context. Additionally, it references the ongoing investigation and quotes anonymous sources, which can lead to misinformation.
    • . . . charges the chief with putting survivors in “imminent danger.”
    • Mr. Arredondo faces 10 counts of abandoning and endangering a child.
    • According to the indictment, which is dated June 26, Mr. Arredondo chose to negotiate with the gunman while he “was engaged in an active shooter incident, delaying the response by law enforcement officers to a gunman who was hunting and shooting a child or children in Room 112 at Robb Elementary School.”
    • The indictment of the second officer, who worked under Mr. Arredondo on the school district police force, was expected to be made public sometime on Friday, a court official said.
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