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Uvalde Officer Acquitted in Trial over Response to 2022 School Shooting

HeadlineJan 22, 2026

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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