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Uvalde school board fires police Chief Pete Arredondo after mass shooting

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Pete Arredondo was accused of making several critical mistakes during the May shooting that left 19 students and two teachers dead.

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  1. Local News 8

    Uvalde school police chief's fate could be decided at Wednesday school board meeting (opens Local News 8)

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    By Jason Hanna, CNN The school board in Uvalde, Texas, is expected to discuss whether to fire school Police Chief Pete Arredondo at a meeting Wednesday evening, three months after a shooter at Robb Elementary took the lives of 19 children and two teachers.

  2. Herald Bulletin

    Uvalde school board to consider firing district police chief (opens Herald Bulletin)

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    Uvalde’s embattled district police chief is set to face becoming the first officer to lose his job over the slow and bungled law enforcement response to one of the deadliest

  3. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Uvalde CISD Board Considers Firing District Police Chief After School Shooting (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    Uvalde’s embattled school police chief on Wednesday faced becoming the first officer to lose his job over the hesitant response by hundreds of heavily armed law enforcement personnel during the May massacre at Robb Elementary School.

  4. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Uvalde school chief defends actions ahead of possible firing (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    An attorney for Uvalde’s embattled school police leader is defending the response of the Robb Elementary School massacre as the school board was set to consider firing Chief Pete Arredondo.

  5. Fox News

    Uvalde police chief faces possible firing 3 months after mass shooting as families prep whopping $27B lawsuit (opens Fox News)

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    Uvalde school district Police Chief Pete Arredondo faces a hearing to consider his possible termination Wednesday, as families impacted by the shooting suggest a $27 billion lawsuit.

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  7. CBS News

    Uvalde school board fires police Chief Pete Arredondo after mass shooting (opens CBS News)

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    Pete Arredondo was accused of making several critical mistakes during the May shooting that left 19 students and two teachers dead.

  8. Breitbart News

    Uvalde School District Police Chief Fired 3 Months After Shooting (opens Breitbart News)

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    Uvalde school district officials fired Police Chief Pete Arredondo three months after the Robb Elementary School shooting.

  9. Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

    Uvalde school police chief fired for response to shooting (opens Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

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    The Uvalde school district’s embattled police chief has been fired following allegations that he made several critical mistakes during a mass shooting that left 19 students and two teachers dead.

  10. KVIA El Paso

    Uvalde school board fires Chief Pete Arredondo over police response to shooting that left 19 students, 2 teachers dead (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Uvalde school board fires Chief Pete Arredondo over police response to shooting that left 19 students, 2 teachers dead.

  11. KING 5 Seattle

    After emotional meeting, Uvalde school board ousts embattled police chief (opens KING 5 Seattle)

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    In a unanimous vote after months of angry calls for his ouster, the school district's board of trustees fired Pete Arredondo.

  12. New York Times

    Uvalde Fires Its School Police Chief in Response to Shooting (opens New York Times)

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    The chief, Pete Arredondo, had been criticized for waiting too long to rescue students and teachers trapped in two classrooms with the gunman.

  13. NBC News

    Uvalde schools police chief Pete Arredondo fired over botched response to shooting that killed 19 students and 2 teachers (opens NBC News)

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    From the time police entered the building May 24, 1 hour, 14 minutes and 8 seconds passed until the gunman was killed.

  14. NBC 6 South Florida

    Uvalde District Police Chief Fired After School Shooting (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    The Uvalde school district’s embattled police chief has been fired following allegations that he made several critical mistakes during a mass shooting that left 19 students and two teachers dead. The district’s board of trustees said Wednesday that it voted to dismiss Chief Pete Arredondo, who has f…

  15. France 24

    Uvalde, Texas school board sacks police chief after mass shooting (opens France 24)

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    The Uvalde school district fired police chief Pete Arredondo on Wednesday under mounting pressure in the grieving Texas town to punish officers over letting a gunman at Robb Elementary School remain…

  16. The Daily Caller

    Uvalde School Board Unanimously Votes To Fire Police Chief Pete Arredondo 3 Months After School Shooting (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Uvalde school board unanimously voted to fire school district police chief Pete Arredondo on Wednesday over his response to the May 24 school shooting.

  17. The Guardian

    Uvalde police chief fired for school shooting response | First Thing (opens The Guardian)

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    Pete Arredondo defends law enforcement response to attack that left 21 dead. Plus, Missouri school district to reinstate corporal punishment

  18. Washington Examiner

    Uvalde schools Police Chief Pete Arredondo fired three months after mass shooting (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Pete Arredondo has been fired from his role as police chief of the school district in Uvalde, Texas, exactly three months after a mass shooting killed 19 students and two teachers in one of the schools in his jurisdiction.

  19. Local News 8

    Uvalde school board votes unanimously to fire police chief Pete Arredondo (opens Local News 8)

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    By Jason Hanna and Steve Almasy, CNN The Uvalde school board voted unanimously Wednesday evening to immediately terminate the contract of district police chief Pete Arredondo, three months after a teenaged gunman took the lives of 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary.

  20. Triblive

    Uvalde school board fires police chief after mass shooting (opens Triblive)

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    UVALDE, Texas — The Uvalde school district’s embattled police chief was fired Wednesday following allegations that he made several critical mistakes during the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School that left 19 students and two teachers dead.

  21. Fox5 Atlanta

    Uvalde school police chief Pete Arredondo defends actions ahead of possible firing (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    A blistering 17-page letter issued by his attorney, George Hyde, cited security concerns and accused the district of denying Arredondo the right to carry a weapon.

  22. The Guardian

    Uvalde police chief fired for fumbled response to school shooting (opens The Guardian)

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    Pete Arredondo defended the police response to the massacre in a 17-page letter that also lashed out at state officials

  23. Deseret News

    Texas police chief fired for response to Uvalde school shooting (opens Deseret News)

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    The Uvalde school board terminated district Police Chief Pete Arredondo after police officers hesitated to respond during the May 24 elementary school shooting.

  24. Fox News

    Uvalde residents react to school board firing Police Chief Pete Arredondo after mass shooting: 'Long overdue' (opens Fox News)

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    Grieving relatives and Uvalde community members celebrated the firing of Police Chief Pete Arredondo, who they say mishandled the Robb Elementary School shooting that killed 21 people.

  25. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Uvalde school chief loses job over school massacre (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    The Uvalde school district fired police chief Pete Arredondo on Wednesday, making him the first officer to lose his job over the hesitant and fumbled response by law enforcement at Robb Elementary School as a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers in a fourth-grade classroom.

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