Jan. 22, 2026:
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — A former Uvalde schools police officer who was among the first to respond to the mass shooting at a Texas elementary school has been acquitted of criminal charges that he failed his duty to confront the gunman. Adrian Gonzales had faced 29 charges of child abandonment and endangerment and up to two years in prison. A jury acquitted him Wednesday (Jan. 21, 2026). Prosecutors had alleged at trial that Gonzales abandoned his training and could have stopped the gunman outside Robb Elementary School on May 24, 2022. Gonzales’ lawyers insisted he never saw the gunman before he entered the school. The trial was a rare prosecution of an officer for allegedly failing to act to stop a crime and protect lives.
Jan. 21, 2026:
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — A Texas jury is deliberating whether to convict one of the first police officers on the scene of the deadly Robb Elementary School attack in Uvalde. Special prosecutor Bill Turner said Wednesday (Jan. 21, 2026) that a conviction would send a message that law enforcement must fulfill their duty to protect when a gunman threatens children. Jason Goss, an attorney for Adrian Gonzales, began his closing statements by telling jurors his client wasn’t responsible for the attack that killed 19 children and two teachers. Gonzales has pleaded not guilty to 29 counts of child abandonment or endangerment.
Comments