School Police Chief Who Oversaw Response to Uvalde Shooting Denied Leave as Councilman

Pete Arredondo, chief of police for the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District (L), speaks at a press conference while Superintendent Hal Harrell looks on, following a mass school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, 2022. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times

UVALDE, Texas—After listening to the pleas of parents and residents about the botched response to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary, the Uvalde city council unanimously denied permission for their newest member, Pete Arredondo, to take an extended leave of absence from meetings.

Arredondo is also the police chief for the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District and has been heavily criticized for his role in the response to the May 24 massacre.