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Uvalde School Shooting Accountability

Criminal trial of police commander Pete Arredondo over his response to the Robb Elementary massacre

Focus shifts to Pete Arredondo after Uvalde officer’s acquittal

2026-01-23

After jurors found Adrian Gonzales not guilty in the first Texas trial over law enforcement’s hesitant response to the May 24, 2022, Robb Elementary mass shooting, attention has turned to the remaining case against former Uvalde schools police chief Pete Arredondo. The acquittal, delivered after seven hours of deliberations, leaves prosecutors deciding whether and how to proceed in Arredondo’s trial, which accuses him of failing to enforce the district’s active-shooter plan as officers waited more than an hour to enter the classroom.

Uvalde officer acquitted in trial over police response to shooting

2026-01-21

A former Uvalde schools police officer was acquitted Wednesday of charges that he failed in his duty to confront the gunman at Robb Elementary during the initial moments of one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history. Adrian Gonzales, 52, faced 29 counts of child abandonment and endangerment — each count representing the 19 students killed and 10 others injured in the 2022 attack. Jurors deliberated for more than seven hours before returning a not-guilty verdict.

Testimony ends in trial of Uvalde school officer; case set for jury

2026-01-21

Testimony ended Tuesday in the trial of a former Uvalde, Texas, school police officer accused of failing to stop a gunman during the 2022 Robb Elementary School attack. The case against Adrian Gonzales is set to go to the jury after closing arguments scheduled Wednesday in a courtroom in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Testimony ends in trial of Uvalde officer in shooting response

2026-01-20

Testimony concluded Tuesday in the trial of Adrian Gonzales, a former Uvalde school police officer charged with failing to stop the gunman who killed 19 students and two teachers in the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting. The case now goes to a jury in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Uvalde survivor testifies in trial of officer over response to shooting

2026-01-13

A teacher who survived the 2022 Robb Elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, testified Monday that he saw a gunman walking inside the classroom and prayed after he was shot along with his students. His testimony came during the trial of former Uvalde schools police officer Adrian Gonzales, who has pleaded not guilty to 29 counts alleging child abandonment or endangerment.

Uvalde teacher testifies he saw 'black shadow with a gun' in 2022 school attack

2026-01-13

Arnulfo Reyes, a teacher who survived the 2022 massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, told a jury Monday that the attack began when he looked at his classroom door and saw "a black shadow" holding a gun. Reyes was shot in the arm and back during the attack. None of the children in his classroom survived. His testimony came on the fifth day of the trial of Adrian Gonzales, a former Uvalde schools police officer charged with 29 counts of child abandonment or endangerment for allegedly failing to act against the gunman in the first moments of the shooting.

Uvalde officer trial enters second week as prosecution presses inaction case

2026-01-12

The criminal trial of former Uvalde schools police officer Adrian Gonzales enters its second week Monday, with prosecutors pressing their argument that Gonzales failed to act as a gunman approached Robb Elementary School on May 24, 2022, killing 19 students and two teachers in one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history. Gonzales, 52, has pleaded not guilty to 29 counts of child abandonment or endangerment.

Trial in Uvalde officer case enters second week as prosecutors press claim

2026-01-11

The trial of a Texas police officer charged over his response during the 2022 attack at Robb Elementary entered a second week Monday, with prosecutors continuing to argue that he did nothing in the early moments to stop the gunman. Adrian Gonzales, 52, a former Uvalde schools police officer, has pleaded not guilty to 29 counts of child abandonment or endangerment. The May 24, 2022, shooting killed 19 students and two teachers.

Uvalde families sob through 911 calls as officer's trial opens on police response

2026-01-07

A former Uvalde schools police officer went on trial Tuesday in Corpus Christi, Texas, on child endangerment charges stemming from the 2022 Robb Elementary School massacre, as relatives of victims wept in court while listening to frantic 911 recordings from the attack that killed 19 students and two teachers. Special prosecutor Bill Turner told jurors that former school officer Adrian Gonzales arrived outside the school just before the teenage gunman entered but did not move to stop him, even after a teacher pointed to where the gunman was firing in a parking lot. Gonzales went inside only "after the damage had been done," Turner said during opening statements.

Uvalde school officer did nothing as gunman approached, prosecutor tells jury

2026-01-06

The criminal trial of a former Uvalde school police officer began Tuesday in Corpus Christi, Texas, with a special prosecutor telling jurors that Adrian Gonzales stood by without acting while the gunman who would kill 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School was still outside and reachable. Special prosecutor Bill Turner said Gonzales arrived at the scene before the shooter entered the building but did not attempt to distract or engage him, even after a teacher pointed out the shooter's direction. Gonzales went inside only "after the damage had been done," Turner said.

Jury seated for trial of ex-Uvalde school officer accused in slow response

2026-01-06

A Texas judge seated a jury Monday for the trial of a former Uvalde school police officer charged with failing to protect children during the 2022 Robb Elementary shooting, an AP report said. Adrian Gonzales, one of the first officers to respond, is accused of delaying or not confronting the teenage gunman as 19 students and two teachers were killed. The trial was moved about 200 miles southeast to Corpus Christi at the request of Gonzales’ attorneys.

Uvalde officer’s trial opens with 911 audio and dispute over response

2026-01-06

Families of victims in the 2022 Uvalde, Texas, elementary school massacre sobbed in court Tuesday as prosecutors played frantic 911 calls during the first day of testimony in the trial of a former school police officer accused of failing to protect children. The special prosecutor told jurors that Adrian Gonzales entered Robb Elementary only after the attack was already underway.

Jury seated in trial of Uvalde ex-officer charged in 2022 school shooting response

2026-01-05

A Texas judge seated a jury Monday in the trial of a former Uvalde school police officer charged with failing to protect children during the 2022 massacre at Robb Elementary School that killed 19 students and two teachers. Adrian Gonzales, one of the first officers to respond to the attack, faces 29 counts of child abandonment or endangerment stemming from his role in a law enforcement response that took 77 minutes to confront the gunman.

Uvalde officer Adrian Gonzales charged for alleged slow response

2026-01-05

A prosecutor told a jury in Corpus Christi, Texas, that Adrian Gonzales, an officer accused in the 2022 Uvalde school shooting, stood by during the early minutes when the gunman was still outside Robb Elementary. Prosecutor Bill Turner said Gonzales did not try to distract or engage the teenage assailant and went inside only after the damage was done. Gonzales, who has pleaded not guilty, faces 29 counts of child abandonment or endangerment.

Uvalde officer goes to trial on child endangerment charges over shooting inaction

2026-01-03

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Jury selection is scheduled to begin Jan. 5 in the first criminal trial stemming from the law enforcement response to the May 2022 Robb Elementary School massacre in Uvalde, Texas. Former schools police Officer Adrian Gonzales, 52, faces 29 counts of child endangerment for allegedly failing to act while a gunman killed 19 fourth-grade students and two teachers. Prosecutors allege Gonzales, among the first officers to arrive at the school, did not advance toward the shooter despite hearing gunfire and being told the gunman's location. The trial was moved to Corpus Christi, about 200 miles southeast of Uvalde, after defense attorneys argued their client could not receive a fair trial in the community where the shooting occurred.

Uvalde officer stands trial on child abandonment charges over 2022 school shooting

2026-01-03

A former Uvalde schools police officer faces trial Monday in Corpus Christi, Texas, charged with multiple counts of child abandonment and endangerment for allegedly failing to engage the gunman during the May 2022 massacre at Robb Elementary School that killed 19 children and two teachers, according to the Associated Press. Former officer Adrian Gonzales is accused of ignoring active shooter training during the attack, in which 77 minutes passed before a tactical team breached the classroom and killed the shooter.

First trial starts in Uvalde case over police response delay

2026-01-02

The first criminal trial tied to the police response to the May 2022 Uvalde school shooting is set to begin in Corpus Christi, Texas, with jury selection scheduled to start Jan. 5. The defendant, former Uvalde schools police Officer Adrian Gonzales, is charged with 29 counts of child endangerment over allegations that he failed to act to stop the gunman. Prosecutors allege Gonzales delayed or did not confront the shooter despite hearing shots and being told the gunman’s location.

Trial set to begin for officer charged in delayed Uvalde response

2026-01-02

A trial is set to begin Monday for a former Uvalde school police officer, Adrian Gonzales, charged in connection with the delayed police response to the 2022 Robb Elementary school shooting in Texas. Prosecutors say Gonzales ignored his training and failed to confront the teenage gunman as children and teachers were killed or wounded inside classrooms.