US EditionEx-Uvalde school police officer found not guilty in trial over his response to Robb Elementary massacre
Adrian Gonzales was acquitted of 29 child endangerment counts after a trial examining his response to the 2022 Uvalde school shooting that killed 19 children and 2 teachers.
- After a two-week trial, a jury found Adrian Gonzales not guilty of failing to protect students during the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
- Facing 29 counts, Gonzales pleaded not guilty as prosecutors alleged a three minutes wait before entering campus and failing to engage the shooter, Special prosecutor Bill Turner said Wednesday.
- Defense attorney Jason Goss said Gonzales helped evacuate children, called for a SWAT response, and tried to act after the gunman entered, arguing prosecution was driven by pain and emotion.
- The trial was moved to Corpus Christi, about 200 miles from Uvalde, as Adrian Gonzales was one of two officers charged, while Pete Arredondo, Uvalde schools police chief, faces 10 counts and no trial date.
- Timeline questions persisted as about 77 minutes elapsed before a tactical team entered on May 24, 2022, and State District Judge Sid Harle told jurors to disregard surprise testimony from teachers.
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Texas court acquits Uvalde police officer on charges tied to 2022 school shooting
A Texas court found a former school police officer not guilty on charges stemming from the reportedly delayed police response to the 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde. Jesse Rizo, uncle of a 9-year-old killed in the shooting, said the verdict “sends a signal that you entrust a school system, a school police officer to do what is right, and yet they have failed over and over. I respect the jury’s decision but what message doe…
Uvalde officer acquitted of failing to act during shooting
Former school police officer Adrian Gonzales was acquitted on charges that he failed to act against the gunman during crucial early moments of the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Amna Nawaz discussed the trial and how the Uvalde community is reacting with Tony Plohetski of the Austin American-Statesman.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Uvalde officer's acquittal shifts focus to the next case over police response to attack
AUSTIN, Texas — With the acquittal in the first Texas trial over the hesitant police response to the Robb Elementary School mass shooting, prosecutors...
Times-Standard
Uvalde officer’s acquittal shifts focus to the next case over police response to attack
By JIM VERTUNO, Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — With the acquittal in the first Texas trial over the hesitant police response to the Robb Elementary School mass shooting, prosecutors must now decide how to try their case against the only other officer who was charged. Adrian Gonzales’ trial was a rare prosecution of an officer accused of failing to save lives by preventing a crime. For nearly three weeks, Uvalde County’s district attorney …
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