School police chief quits over Texas shooting

The Uvalde, Texas, school district police chief has resigned from the city council after criticism of officers’ response to the shooting that killed 19 students and two teachers at Robb elementary in May.

Pedro “Pete” Arredondo told the Uvalde Leader-News that he was stepping down from the city council post to which he was sworn in just seven days after the massacre.

A statement from Uvalde’s mayor, Don McLaughlin, said the city government had received Arredondo’s resignation letter only after he announced his intentions through the local newspaper.

McLaughlin’s statement called stepping down “the right thing to do” for Arredondo.

According to the Leader-News, Arredondo maintained he was not the commander of officers who waited more than an hour before confronting and killing the shooter. His statement is contrary to the findings from the who concluded it was Arredondo’s decision to delay officers that day.