Chief of Police Mr. uvaldeThe state of Texas responsible for responding to the shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers on May 24 has been suspended, the district’s superintendent said Wednesday.
The announcement came the day after the director of the public security department Texas described the police response to the massacre as “a contemptible failure”.
“From the very beginning of this egregious event, I have stated that the district should have waited for the completion of the investigation before making any personnel decisions,” the district chief said in a statement. uvalde Hal Harrell.
“Due to the ongoing lack of clarity and an uncertain date when I will receive the results of the investigation, I have decided to place Chief (Pete) Arredondo on administrative leave,” Harrell said.
The massacre of 19 children and two teachers was provoked by a young armed man who went out into the street. Robb Elementary School, the deadliest shooting recorded in the US in a decade. In the end, the police shot the perpetrator.
In the study
Local police came under scrutiny after more than a dozen officers were found to have waited for an hour outside neighboring classrooms where the shooting had taken place and did not react.
Director of security TexasSteve McCraw said on Tuesday that Arredondo “decided to put the lives of officers before the lives of children.”
On the same day, the mayor uvalde Don McLaughlin said that Robb Elementary School it would be taken down.
“You cannot ask a child to return there or a teacher to return to this school,” he said at a city council meeting. (AFP)
Source: RPP
I’m Liza Grey, an experienced news writer and author at the Buna Times. I specialize in writing about economic issues, with a focus on uncovering stories that have a positive impact on society. With over seven years of experience in the news industry, I am highly knowledgeable about current events and the ways in which they affect our daily lives.