Former Uvalde school police chief and officer face charges in Robb Elementary shooting, reports say

UVALDE, Texas -- More than 2 years aft 2 teachers and 19 students were killed successful the tragic shooting astatine Robb Elementary School successful Uvalde, Texas, 2 radical are present being criminally charged.

According to Uvalde-Leader News, a expansive assemblage returned indictments against erstwhile schoolhouse constabulary main Pete Arredondo and erstwhile schoolhouse constabulary serviceman Adrian Gonzalez.

Both men are facing 19 counts of kid endangerment - a number for each of the students killed.

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The constabulary department's effect to the May 24, 2022, shooting has been heavy criticized, arsenic it took instrumentality enforcement 77 minutes to face the shooter.

Arredondo had antecedently told investigators helium assumed the students successful the country with the fishy were already dead. At slightest 3 victims were pulled retired of the schoolroom live but aboriginal succumbed to their injuries.

Uvalde County Sheriff Ruben Nolasco confirms to ABC News that Arredondo is presently successful custody astatine the Uvalde County Jail, but Gonzalez is not.