US EditionEx-Uvalde school police officer found not guilty in trial over his response to Robb Elementary massacre
Adrian Gonzales was acquitted of 29 child endangerment counts after a trial examining his response to the 2022 Uvalde school shooting that killed 19 children and 2 teachers.
- After a two-week trial, a jury found Adrian Gonzales not guilty of failing to protect students during the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
- Facing 29 counts, Gonzales pleaded not guilty as prosecutors alleged a three minutes wait before entering campus and failing to engage the shooter, Special prosecutor Bill Turner said Wednesday.
- Defense attorney Jason Goss said Gonzales helped evacuate children, called for a SWAT response, and tried to act after the gunman entered, arguing prosecution was driven by pain and emotion.
- The trial was moved to Corpus Christi, about 200 miles from Uvalde, as Adrian Gonzales was one of two officers charged, while Pete Arredondo, Uvalde schools police chief, faces 10 counts and no trial date.
- Timeline questions persisted as about 77 minutes elapsed before a tactical team entered on May 24, 2022, and State District Judge Sid Harle told jurors to disregard surprise testimony from teachers.
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Former Texas police officer acquitted in Uvalde school shooting trial
A Texas jury acquitted a former police officer of criminal child-endangerment charges on Wednesday stemming from his role in the botched law enforcement response to the 2022 Uvalde school shooting that killed 19 elementary students and two teachers. Adrian Gonzales, 52, who belonged to the Uvalde school district police force,…
Adrian Gonzales, now 52, was one of the first officers to arrive at the Uvalde Elementary School in 2022, where a gunman had locked himself in a classroom full of children.
Former Uvalde officer acquitted in trial over police response to Robb Elementary attack - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — A former Uvalde police officer was acquitted Wednesday of charges that he failed in his duties to confront the gunman at Robb Elementary during the critical first minutes of one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history. Jurors deliberated for more than seven hours before finding Adrian Gonzalez, 52, not guilty in the first trial over the hesitant law enforcement response to the 2022 attack, which killed 19 c…
Adrian Gonzales, a member of the Uvalde School District police force, was charged with 29 counts of felony child endangerment.
Acquittal in Uvalde: Former Officer Cleared in School Shooting Response
Acquittal in Uvalde: Former Officer Cleared in School Shooting Response In a significant legal decision, a Texas jury acquitted Adrian Gonzales, a former police officer, on criminal child-endangerment charges related to his response to the 2022 Uvalde school shooting. Gonzales, 52, who served on the Uvalde school district police force, was cleared of 29 felony counts, each carrying up to two years in prison.The courtroom was a scene of mixed emo…
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