Pete Arredondo, the Uvalde school district police chief who was the incident commander during the Robb Elementary school shooting, was sworn in as a city council member on Tuesday.
Highlights
- Pete Arredondo was the incident commander during the Robb Elementary school shooting.
- He was identified last week by the Texas Department of Public Safety as the person who decided not to breach the classroom where the shooter had holed up and waited for reinforcements.
- 19 children and two teachers were killed in the attack last Tuesday.
- The Justice Department announced Sunday it will conduct a review of the law enforcement response to the shooting at the mayor’s request.
- No formal ceremony was held for the ceremony, Mayor Don McLaughlin said in a statement.
- The mayor originally said Monday that the special city council meeting “will not take place as scheduled, adding “our focus on Tuesday is on our families”