ALERT: Uvalde Police Chief Has Been Placed On Administrative Leave!

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Following accusations that he made mistakes in his handling of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School, which took the lives of 19 kids and two teachers, the police chief for the Uvalde school system was put on leave on Wednesday.

Superintendent of the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Hal Harrell stated that he placed school police chief Pete Arredondo on administrative leave because the circumstances surrounding what occurred are yet unknown.

In a statement, Harrell said he was unsure of when specifics of federal, state, and local investigations into the law enforcement reaction to the killings would be made public but did not address Arredondo’s conduct as the attack’s on-site commander.

Here’s what Harrell said:

“From the beginning of this horrible event, I shared that the district would wait until the investigation was complete before making personnel decisions. Because of the lack of clarity that remains and the unknown timing of when I will receive the results of the investigations, I have made the decision to place Chief Arredondo on administrative leave effective on this date.”

The 18-year-old attacker, Salvador Ramos, arrived at the school and started shooting outside at about 11:30 a.m., according to the investigation, which was supported by 911 calls and CCTV footage. on May 24. Ramos was killed at 12:50 p.m., more than an hour and 21 deaths after armed officers arrived on the site and entered the unlocked school.

McCraw said at a Texas House committee meeting on Tuesday:

“The only thing stopping a hallway of dedicated officers from entering Room 111 and 112 was the on-scene commander who decided to place the lives of officers before the lives of children.” 

According to an interview with the Texas Tribune, Arredondo did not feel free to decide for other officers present on the site, presuming someone else had assumed the role of the incident commander.

Arredondo would be assigned the lead role under the active shooter and incidence response protocol, which was created following the 1999 Columbine High School shooting and enhanced following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, at least until a higher-ranking officer from another agency arrived and took control. At an active-shooting training in March, Uvalde school police were reminded of the protocol’s emphasis on confronting shooters right away.

“You don’t wait for a SWAT team. You have one officer, that’s enough,” McCraw said.

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Sources: Dailywire, Washingtonpost, Dailysignal

 

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