The former Uvalde, Texas school district police chief was indicted Thursday, according to multiple outlets, as he faces felony charges over the police response to a mass shooting at Robb Elementary in 2022 that resulted in the deaths of 19 children and two teachers.
The indictment was handed down Thursday evening. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
The former police chief, Pete Arredondo, and ex-school police officer Adrian Gonzales face charges of abandoning and endangering a child, according to the Uvalde Leader-News.
District Attorney Christina Mitchell told the Uvalde Leader-News that one of the two officers is expected to turn himself in today while the other will likely do so tomorrow—though it is not clear which one will surrender to authorities first.
The indictment marks the first charges brought against police officers who responded to the school shooting, which lasted more than an hour before law enforcement killed the shooter.
Arredondo was fired from his role as chief in August 2022 while Gonzales was no longer employed by the district by January 2023, the Uvalde Leader-News reported, more than six months after the shooting occurred.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.