Uvalde Police Chief Had No Radio During School Mass Shooting: Official

Uvalde Police Chief Had No Radio During School Mass Shooting: Official
Uvalde school district Chief of Police Pete Arredondo hugs a school student at a community prayer evening held the day after a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School that killed 19 children and 2 teachers, in Uvalde, Texas, on May 25, 2022. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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The commander facing criticism for a slow police response during last week’s mass shooting at a school in Texas wasn’t carrying a radio when the massacre was taking place, said a state senator.

State Sen. Roland Gutierrez told The Associated Press that a Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) official informed him that school Chief Pete Arredondo didn’t have a radio during the attack that left two teachers and 19 children dead.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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