Even with the massive law enforcement presence, officers waited more than 70 minutes to breach the Texas classroom door and kill the shooter.
Arredondo is one only two people to have been charged in the law enforcement response to the shooting at Robb Elementary School in TexasUvalde School Police Chief Pete Arredondo, third from left, stands during a news conference outside of the Robb Elementary school on May 26, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. He said he thinks he’s been “scapegoated” as the one to blame for the botched law enforcement response to the school shooting.
The indictment against Arredondo contends that he didn’t follow his active shooter training and made critical decisions that slowed the police response while the gunman was “hunting” victims.Arredondo told CNN that the narrative that he is responsible for the police response that day and ignored his training is based on “lies and deception.
“The guidebook tells you the incident commander does not stand in the hallway and get shot at,” Arredondo. “The incident commander is someone who is not in the hot zone.”The Texas Department of Public Safety, which oversees the state police and other statewide law enforcement agencies, did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Uvalde County District Attorney Christina Mitchell declined to discuss Arredondo’s interview.
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