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January 22, 2026

Uvalde Officer Acquitted in Trial over Response to 2022 School Shooting
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A Texas jury has acquitted former school police officer Adrian Gonzales
in the first trial over the police response to the 2022 Uvalde school
shooting in which a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers in their
classrooms. Gonzales had been charged with 29 counts of child
endangerment for deciding not to immediately enter into Robb Elementary
School to confront the gunman.


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