The police chief who reportedly made the call not to immediately send officers into Robb Elementary School to confront a gunman was elected to Uvalde’s City Cou
Highlights
- Peter Arredondo, the chief of police for the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District, stopped at least 19 officers from breaking into the school as the gunman opened fire for at least an hour.
- He believed that the shooter had barricaded himself and that the children were not under an active threat, Texas Department of Public Safety director Steven McCraw said Friday.
- Nineteen students and two teachers were killed in the shooting; 19 officers were in the building at the time of the attack.Arredondo is scheduled to be sworn onto the council on Tuesday, exactly one week after the shooting.
- He was elected to the City Council just three weeks ago after running on a platform of communication and outreach.