Corpus Christi, Texas – The trial of a former police officer charged with failing to stop the Uvalde school shooter who who killed 21 people in 2022, began on Monday.
The case against Adrian Gonzales is a rare example of an attempt to hold a law enforcement officer accountable for their actions during a mass shooting.
Two teachers and 19 young children were killed on May 24, 2022 when a teenage gunman went on a rampage with an AR-15 style assault rifle at Robb Elementary School, in what was America’s deadliest school shooting in a decade.
Former school district police chief Pete Arredondoalso faces charges over the tragedy, but will be tried separately…