Summary
Adrian Gonzales, a former Uvalde school police officer, was found not guilty of child endangerment charges related to the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting. The case was the first criminal trial about the police response during the shooting that resulted in 21 deaths.
Key Facts
- Adrian Gonzales was a police officer at Robb Elementary School during the 2022 shooting.
- He faced charges of child endangerment but was found not guilty in court.
- The verdict marks the first criminal trial connected to the police response to the shooting.
- The shooting at Robb Elementary was the deadliest school shooting in Texas history, with 19 children and 2 adults killed.
- The trial examined if officers could be held criminally responsible for their actions during the first minutes of a shooting.
- The verdict received significant reaction on social media, with many expressing frustration and sadness.
- Gonzales did not comment on the verdict directly to the victims' families.
- Former Uvalde school police chief Pete Arredondo also faces charges related to the incident.
