Uvalde CISD officials will meet Aug. 24 to decide school police Chief Pete Arredondo’s future. Many state leaders have blamed Arredondo for the delayed response to the shooting, but a Texas House report noted inaction from other officers on the scene.
Arredondo testified to the House committee that he believed the shooter was a “barricaded subject” instead of an “active shooter” after seeing an empty classroom next to the one where the shooter was hiding.
“With the benefit of hindsight, we now know this was a terrible, tragic mistake,” the House report stated. Training for active-shooter scenarios directs law enforcement responders to prioritize the lives of innocent victims over those of officers. The report criticized Arredondo’s focus on trying to find a key to open the door to the room the shooter was in, which “consumed his attention and wasted precious time, delaying the breach of the classrooms.” The report said the classroom door didn’t lock properly and likely wasn’t locked as police waited to confront the shooter.
In addition to serving as the school district’s police chief, Arredondo was elected to the Uvalde City Council a few weeks before the shooting but wasn’t sworn in until after the massacre. After missing several meetings, Arredondo stepped down from his District 3 seat to “minimize further distractions,” he said., happening Sept. 22-24 in Austin.
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