Closing arguments set in former Uvalde officer’s trial over actions during 2022 school attack
Prosecutors presented about 35 witnesses and evidence arguing Adrian Gonzales failed to act promptly during the 2022 Uvalde school shooting that killed 19 children and 2 teachers.
- Adrian Gonzales is on trial for child endangerment and abandonment related to the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, which occurred on May 24, 2022, resulting in 19 student and 2 teacher fatalities.
- The prosecution argues that while shots were fired, Gonzales was outside the building, claiming he lost crucial seconds to stop the shooter.
- Testimony revealed that several doors at the school, including the west and south doors, appeared to be unlocked during the incident, according to analysis provided by Cantu.
- Uvalde CISD Police Chief Pete Arredondo was indicted on similar charges as Gonzales in 2024.
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Closing arguments to begin in Uvalde school shooting trial for former officer
A memorial dedicated to the 19 children and two adults murdered on May 24, 2022 during a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School is seen on January 06, 2026 in Uvalde, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images) (CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas) — As soon as Wednesday afternoon, a Texas jury will begin deliberating whether a law enforcement officer should be held criminally responsible for failing to act in the face of one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. histo…
Testimony wraps in trial over 2022 Texas school shooting response
Witness testimony ended Tuesday in the trial of a former Uvalde, Texas, school police officer accused of failing in his duty to stop a gunman in the critical first minutes of the 2022 Robb Elementary School attack, setting up the case to go to the jury.
Defense rests in former Uvalde school officer’s trial, closing arguments begin Wednesday
UVALDE, Texas -- After nine days of testimony and calling 35 witnesses to the stand, the state on Tuesday rested its case against Adrian Gonzales, the former Uvalde school police officer who was first on scene at the Robb Elementary massacre in 2022, but Texas prosecutors say failed to delay or stop the killer.
Prosecutors rest in Uvalde officer’s trial over response to 2022 school shooting
Prosecutors on Tuesday rested in the trial of a former Uvalde, Texas, school police officer after more than a week of presenting a case to jurors that he failed in his duty to stop a gunman in the critical first…
Prosecutors rests in Uvalde officer's trial over response to 2022 school shooting
Prosecutors have finished their portion of the trial of a former police officer charged with failing to stop the gunman in the first minutes of the 2022 attack on Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas.
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