Pete Arredondo has been criticized for law enforcement’s 77-minute delay in confronting the gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers in May.
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The Uvalde school board called a special meeting for Wednesday to consider firing school district Police Chief Pete Arredondo for his role in the flawed response to the shooting massacre that left 19 students and two teachers dead at Robb Elementary School in May. A special Texas House committee tasked with investigating the shooting determined that the embattled school district police chief failed to act quickly enough to shoot and kill the gunman. The report, released in July, also determined that Arredondo held the role of incident commander at the scene and was responsible for directing law enforcement officers. Parents and community members have been calling for Arredondo to be fired along with the other five district officers who responded to the shooting.
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As someone from Central Texas, I’d like my state to have a Governor who could stand up to the N.R.A. & gun lobbyists, but sadly Governor Greg Abbott can’t do that. Furthermore, I’d like to point out that our last 3 Governors were Greg Abbott, Rick Perry, & George W. Bush, whom have been the 3 Stooges of Republican state “leadership.” Here’s hoping that Beto O’Rourke wins the Governor’s race against Abbott in November. And this is very likely given how close the margin between the 2 of them is with Abbott’s approval rating continuing to fall after Uvalde.