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Trial begins for officer accused of failing to protect children during Uvalde school shooting
Adrian Gonzales faces 29 counts for failing to act during the 2022 Uvalde shooting where 19 students and two teachers died, in a trial moved to Corpus Christi.
- On Jan. 5, jury selection begins at Nueces County Courthouse in Corpus Christi for Adrian Gonzales, former Uvalde schools officer, who faces 29 counts and has pleaded not guilty.
- State and federal review teams found cascading problems in law enforcement training, communication, leadership and technology, while the indictment alleges Adrian Gonzales failed to advance toward gunfire and follow active‑shooter training.
- At the scene, nearly 400 officers responded and 77 minutes passed before a tactical team breached the classroom, while the gunman killed 19 students and two teachers and Robb Elementary memorials remain.
- Each count carries up to two years in prison, and legal experts say the verdict could influence law enforcement accountability; attorneys will pick jurors from about 450 potential candidates after the trial moved to Corpus Christi, with proceedings livestreamed.
- Observers note the case is legally unusual because prosecutors pursue a rare omission theory of liability; this is only the second officer trial, with Scot Peterson and Christopher Nguyen cited amid legal hurdles from the U.S. Supreme Court public responsibility doctrine.
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The families of the students killed in the Uvalde school massacre, Texas, are among those who could testify in the trial of a police officer who was part of the law enforcement vacillating response and is accused of not protecting the children from the teenage gunman. Initial arguments were scheduled for Tuesday in what is an unusual case of charges against an officer accused of not doing more to save lives. Authorities waited more than an hour …
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