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Former Uvalde police chief Daniel Rodriguez is serving as a reserve officer for the department, according to the city.
Pete Arredondo, the former chief, and former officer Adrian Gonzales face felony charges of abandoning or endangering a child.
Daniel Rodriguez was out of town during the 2022 massacre. He told the local newspaper he was “not forced, asked or pressured” to resign.
The former mayor of Uvalde, Texas, says he's surprised a new investigative report cleared all city officers of wrongdoing in one of the deadliest classroom shootings in U.S. history.
Robb Elementary victim's guardian arrested for calling out former Uvalde PD Mariano Pargas at county meeting
Two men are running for re-election in Uvalde County for law enforcement positions after being named several times in a scathing Department of Justice report on the Robb Elementary School shooting.
Emotions were running high at the Uvalde County Commissioners Court meeting as survivors and families of the Robb Elementary victims demanded accountability.
In it's report on the Robb Elementary shooting, the Department of Justice reports cited lack of leadership as one of the failures in the handling of the incident.
The former Uvalde Police Department lieutenant Mariano Pargas' discharge status hearing has been abated pending an investigation.
In a lawsuit filed Thursday, the city of Uvalde says the district attorney is restricting information needed by its independent investigator. Uvalde wants a judge to compel the prosecutor to hand over all relevant investigative information.
After Uvalde city officials told residents this summer a review of its police department’s actions during the Robb Elementary School shooting would take 60 to 90 days, they conceded Thursday there is no longer a timeline for when it will be completed.
The acting Uvalde police chief on the day of the Robb Elementary School shooting has retired, city officials told KSAT Thursday.
The Uvalde officer who was leading the city’s police department during the hesitant law enforcement response to the elementary school shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers has stepped down.
The Uvalde City Council will meet Saturday in an executive session to discuss the possible termination of the interim Uvalde police chief.
While Uvalde County Commissioner, Lt. Mariano Pargas was a no-show at Wednesday’s meeting, another top ranking law enforcement official drew attention. Sheriff Ruben Nolasco was pressed for answers by reporters.
The mayor of Uvalde says the interim police chief who reportedly knew about victims at Robb Elementary School while responding to the massacre will be gone “by the end of the week,” if not earlier.
The interim Uvalde police chief knew there was a room “full of victims” at Robb Elementary School but failed to properly act, according to audio recordings obtained by CNN.
Incumbent Mariano Pargas, Jr. is facing three write-in candidates looking to unseat him; Javier J. Cazares, father of Jacklyn “Jackie” Cazares, who was killed in the Robb Elementary shooting, retiree Diana Olvedo-Karau and business owner Julio Valdez
The lawsuit says each defendant played a part in the shooting’s tragic outcome, from failing to comply with safety protocols to pushing dark marketing that pitches lethal weapons to young minds.
Families and supporters of the Robb Elementary School shooting victims called out five Uvalde officers to be placed on administrative leave as community members engaged in a heated discussion with the City Council on Tuesday.
Mandy Gutierrez, in her first year as principal, is the third local official to be suspended as a result of the shooting on May 24.
The mayor of Uvalde announced Sunday that the city’s acting police chief on the day of the Robb Elementary School massacre has been placed on leave after a new report found wide failures by law enforcement, according to the Associated Press.
Lt. Mariano Pargas was the acting city police chief the day of the shooting. Mayor Don McLaughlin said the city is investigating Pargas’ role in the delayed confrontation of the shooter.
