Decision to Fire , Uvalde School Police Chief , Postponed Indefinitely.
'The New York Times' reports that a scheduled
meeting to consider terminating Uvalde, Texas school
police chief, Pete Arrendondo, has been postponed.
'The New York Times' reports that a scheduled
meeting to consider terminating Uvalde, Texas school
police chief, Pete Arrendondo, has been postponed.
In conformity with due process
requirements, and at the request
of his attorney, the meeting to consider
the termination of Chief Arredondo
will be held at a later date which
has yet to be determined, Anne Marie Espinoza,
Uvalde district communications director,
via 'The New York Times'.
The July 22 decision came amid public pressure for accountability for a delayed police response to an elementary school massacre that left 21 people dead.
The July 22 decision came amid public pressure for accountability for a delayed police response to an elementary school massacre that left 21 people dead.
The May 24 mass shooting
at Robb Elementary School left
nineteen students and two teachers dead. .
The May 24 mass shooting
at Robb Elementary School left
nineteen students and two teachers dead. .
Widespread public demands
have been made for police
officials to be held accountable.
Chief Arredondo, and hundreds of other responding officers, were blamed by a Texas House committee for , “systemic failures and egregiously poor decision making.”.
Chief Arredondo, and hundreds of other responding officers, were blamed by a Texas House committee for , “systemic failures and egregiously poor decision making.”.
According to the report, state investigators concluded that
some of the victims who died on the way to the hospital , "could have survived if they had not had
to wait 73 additional minutes for rescue.".
The city of Uvalde, the Texas state police and the Border
Patrol have all opened investigations into the actions
of officers who responded to the mass shooting
