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Acting Uvalde police chief during school shooting steps down

Headline from FOX 5 New York

Mariano Pargas is the second police leader to leave law enforcement in the fallout since the massacre in May, when hundreds of officers waited more than an hour to confront the gunman inside a classroom at Robb Elementary School.

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  1. Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

    Uvalde officer who was acting as city police chief during May massacre at elementary school steps down (opens Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

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    Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier's feed description

    Uvalde officer who was acting as city police chief during May massacre at elementary school steps down.

  2. FOX 5 New York

    Acting Uvalde police chief during school shooting steps down (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    FOX 5 New York's feed description

    Mariano Pargas is the second police leader to leave law enforcement in the fallout since the massacre in May, when hundreds of officers waited more than an hour to confront the gunman inside a classroom at Robb Elementary School.

  3. NBC4 Washington

    Acting Police Chief During Uvalde School Shooting Steps Down (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    The Uvalde officer who was leading the city’s police department during the hesitant law enforcement response to the elementary school shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers has stepped down.

  4. CBS News

    Lt. Mariano Pargas, the acting police chief during the Uvalde school shooting, steps down (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Lt. Mariano Pargas left the department voluntarily but it was not immediately clear whether he retired or resigned.

  5. Los Angeles Times

    Acting Uvalde police chief during school shooting massacre steps down (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    The officer who was leading the Uvalde, Texas, police department during the school shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers has stepped down.

  6. New York Times

    Officer in Charge of Uvalde Police on Day of School Shooting Steps Down (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    Mariano Pargas Jr. was the acting chief of the Uvalde Police Department during the massacre. A state investigation found his decisions were faulty.

  7. Al Jazeera

    Uvalde police chief who delayed during school shooting steps down (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Mariano Pargas, who came under scrutiny over his response to deadly Texas shooting, resigns amid calls he step down.

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