AUSTIN, Texas — The former Uvalde schools police chief and another former officer have been indicted over their role in to the 2022 massacre in a Texas elementary school that left 19 children and two teachers dead, according to multiple reports Thursday. The and the reported former schools Police Chief Pete Arredondo and former Officer Adrian Gonzales were indicted by a grand jury on multiple counts of felony child endangerment and abandonment. The Uvalde Leader-News reported that District Attorney Christina Mitchell confirmed the indictment.
The also reported two former officers had been indicted but did not identify them. Mitchell did not immediately return messages from The Associated Press seeking comment. Several family members of victims of the shooting did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment.
The indictments would make Arredondo, who was the on-site commander during the attack, and Gonzales the first officers to face criminal charges in one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history.
A that examined the police response described Gonzales as one of the first officers to enter the building after the shooting began. Reggie Daniels pays his respects a memorial at Robb Elementary School, June 9, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas, created to honor the victims killed in the school shooting. The indictments were kept under seal until the men were in custody, and both were expected to turn themselves in by Friday, the news outlets reported.
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