The former police chief for the Uvalde, Texas, school system has been indicted on 10 counts of felony child endangerment for his handling of the elementary school shooting two years ago.
Pete Arredondo, the Police Chief of Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District (UCISD), has been charged with “intentionally, knowingly, recklessly and with criminal negligence” putting 10 children “in imminent danger of bodily injury, death, physical impairment and mental impairment” for his role in the mass school shooting that took place on May 24, 2022, at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, when 18-year-old Salvador Ramos killed 19 children and two teachers, and injured 17 others with an AR-15 rifle.