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Uvalde school police chief fired three months after botched response to school shooting

Camille Phillips, TPR / Dan Katz, Texas Public Radio

Posted on August 25, 2022 · The families of the 21 victims of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary have been demanding Arredondo be fired since news first broke in late May that the police chief was in charge of the law enforcement response during the shooting.

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The Uvalde Shooting

Uvalde school district cancels meeting on whether to fire police chief

Camille Phillips, TPR / Haya Panjwani

Posted on July 22, 2022 · A special meeting to possibly fire Uvalde schools police Chief Pete Arredondo has been canceled.

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Texas

Uvalde schools police Chief Pete Arredondo resigns from city council

Zach Despart, Texas Tribune

Posted on July 5, 2022 · In a letter to the city, Arredondo said he was stepping down from his elected position, citing a desire to “minimize further distractions.”

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Texas

Pete Arredondo placed on administrative leave from Uvalde school district

Texas Public Radio Staff

Posted on June 22, 2022 · Arredondo has been criticized for his slow response time into the shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers.

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Politics

Police could have stopped Uvalde shooting within 3 minutes, a Texas official says

Joe Hernandez, NPR

Posted on June 21, 2022 · Instead, it took about an hour and 14 minutes from when officers arrived at the school to when they breached the door and ended the standoff with the gunman.

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Politics

Police chief for Uvalde schools sworn into city council behind closed doors Tuesday night

Julián Aguilar, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on June 1, 2022 · The director of the Texas Department of Public Safety said last week that chief Pete Arredondo’s directive to not engage the shooter sooner was the “wrong decision.”

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A new state law requires schools to have armed guards. But many are having a hard time hiring officers.

Rebecca Noel

Posted on September 1, 2023 · The state allotted a total of $15,000 per campus to fulfill the requirements of HB 3, while the going rate for armed security guards with the necessary training can hover around $85,000 in parts of the state.

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Criminal Justice

Uvalde shooter’s cousin arrested in San Antonio for threatening to shoot a school

Laurel Wamsley, NPR

Posted on August 8, 2023 · Nathan James Cruz, 17, was arrested on charges of making a terroristic threat and making a terroristic threat against his family. His mother reported his statements to police.

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Houston Matters

Turning grief into activism: Frontline documentary profiles Uvalde families

Michael Hagerty

Posted on May 30, 2023 · Longtime public media reporter Maria Hinojosa tells us more about "After Uvalde: Guns, Grief, and Texas Politics."

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Town Square

Uvalde – One Year Later

Garrett Bohlmann

Posted on May 24, 2023 · We take a look at how the community is healing and what’s changed since last year’s tragic school shooting.

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