Uvalde, Texas — Former Uvalde, Texas, school police officer Adrian Gonzales, who was part of the slow law enforcement response to the 2022mass shooting at Robb Elementary Schoolpleaded not guilty during a court appearance Thursday.
Gonzales was one of the nearly 400 law enforcement personnel who responded to the scene but thenwaited more than 70 minutesto confront the shooter inside the school. Teary-eyed family members were in the courtroom in the small Texas town to watch as Gonzales was arraigned on charges of abandoning andfailing to protect childrenwho were killed and wounded.
Gonzales and former Uvalde schools police Chief Pete Arredondo were indicted by a grand jury in June. Arredondo waived his arraignment and entered a not guilty plea on July 10. Both were released on bond following their indictments.
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