BREAKING:Uvalde, Texas school district suspends its entire police department

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October 7, 2022 1:45pm EDT
Uvalde, Texas school district suspends its entire police department
Uvalde school district in Texas cites 'additional concerns with department operations'
By Paul Conner | Fox News

Texas' Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District announced Friday it is suspending its entire police department.

The Uvalde district this week fired a newly hired former Texas state trooper who was on scene of the Robb Elementary School massacre in May.

Officer Crimson Elizondo was hired despite being part of the law enforcement response that waited more than an hour to confront the gunman at the Uvalde school.

But her firing didn't go far enough, according to the district.

"Recent developments have uncovered additional concerns with department operations," the district said in a statement.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/uvalde-texas-school-district-suspends-entire-police-department

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Not a single one of those who cowered while children were being killed should ever be allowed to wear a badge, not now, not ever!

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Officers Lt. Miguel Hernandez and Ken Mueller were placed on administrative leave, and Mueller has chosen to retire. "Officers currently employed will fill other roles in the district," the statement read.

"We are confident that staff and student safety will not be compromised during this transition," the district said.

Elizondo was reportedly heard on bodycam video saying, "If my son had been in there, I would not have been outside. I promise you that."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/uvalde-texas-school-district-suspends-entire-police-department

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Not a single one of those who cowered while children were being killed should ever be allowed to wear a badge, not now, not ever!

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Former Uvalde school police officer Adrian Gonzales acquitted of all charges over his response to the Robb Elementary shooting

January 21, 2026 / 8:49 PM CST

A Texas jury acquitted a former Uvalde school police officer who was on trial for allegedly failing to act during the massacre at Robb Elementary School in 2022 that left 19 students and two teachers dead.

The jury returned its verdict on Wednesday, around 7:15 p.m. on 29 counts of child abandonment or endangerment after 7 hours, 6 minutes and 30 seconds of deliberation. Adrian Gonzales faced up to two years in prison.

"First things first," Gonzales said after the trial ended. "I want to start by thanking God, my family, my wife, these guys here [legal team]. Thank you to the jury for considering all the evidence and making that verdict."

Prosecutors alleged the 52-year-old Gonzales, a 10-year police veteran who had led an active shooter response training course two months before the shooting, abandoned his training and did not try to stop gunman Salvador Ramos before he entered the school. Over more than two weeks of testimony, prosecutors called witnesses who recounted the horrors of the massacre and showed photographs of the scene, many of them graphic.

The trial was held in Corpus Christi at the request of Gonzales's attorneys, who argued he could not receive a fair trial in Uvalde.

During closing arguments on Wednesday morning, a prosecutor urged the jury to convict in order to send a message that law enforcement must fulfill their duty to protect when a gunman threatens children.

Gonzales did not take the stand in his own defense. He has insisted he didn't freeze in the chaotic early moments and never saw the gunman  .  .  .

https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/uvalde-police-officer-trial-verdict/