The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District has announced that police chief Pete Arredondo has been placed on administrative leave.
MORE UVALDE SCHOOL SHOOTING COVERAGE"From the beginning of this horrible event, I shared that the district would wait until the investigation was complete before making personnel decisions. Today, I am still withoutBecause 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.
Lieutenant Mike Hernandez will assume the duties of the UCISD Chief of Police. We will continue to seek qualified candidates to join our police department as we prepare forThere will be no further information released regarding this personnel matter."in Austin this week to discuss the deadly massacre that left 19 children and two teachers dead.
On Tuesday, the head of the Texas state police pronounced the law enforcement response to the Uvalde school shooting an "abject failure," telling lawmakers that there were enough officers and firepower on the scene to have stopped the gunman three minutes after he entered the building.
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