BREAKING: Peter Arrendondo has been placed on administrative leave by the Uvalde school superintendent amid criticism of police response at Robb Elementary School.
Harrell added that “no further information” would be disclosed about the personnel move.
The decision came a day after the Uvalde City Council unanimously denied a leave of absence to Arredondo, who is now a council member,Arredondo testified Tuesday in a closed session to a Texas House committee seeking answers to what happened during the mass shooting at the elementary school,reported. He has not spoken publicly about his decisions on the day of the shooting, according to the news outlet.
During a Texas Senate hearing, McCraw testified that Arredondo made “terrible decisions” as the on-site commander at the school on the day of the shooting,Three minutes after Salvador Ramos, 18, entered the school, sufficient armed law enforcement personnel were on the scene to stop the gunman, McCraw testified.
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