Former Uvalde schools police chief says he's being 'scapegoated' over response to mass shootingAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The former police chief of the Uvalde school district said he thinks he's been “scapegoated” as the one to blame for the botched law enforcement response to the Robb Elementary School shooting, when hundreds of officers waited more than an hour to confront the gunman even as children were lying dead and wounded inside adjoining classrooms. “I've been scapegoated from the very beginning,” Arredondo told CNN during an interview that aired Wednesday. Even with the massive law enforcement presence, officers waited more than 70 minutes to breach the classroom door and kill the shooter. Scathing state and federal investigative reports about the police response catalogued “cascading failures” in training, communication, leadership and technology problems. A grand jury indicted Arredondo and former Uvalde schools police Officer Adrian Gonzales last month on multiple charges of child endangerment and abandonment.

Source: ABC News August 08, 2024 23:31 UTC