JUST IN: The acting police chief on the day of the Uvalde school massacre in Texas has resigned from the department, mayor says
Pargas’ resignation comes ahead of a rare Saturday “special meeting” that was called by the city to decide his fate. His resignation is effective immediately, according to McLaughlin. Pargas, 65, was expected to be terminated during Saturday’s scheduled meeting, if he had not been terminated by then. He was placed on administrative leave by McLaughlin in July when videos from body-worn cameras raised questions about whether he had taken any action to assume command.
“There is no one to whom we can attribute malice or ill motives,” the report said. “Instead, we found systemic failures and egregious poor decision making.” Angry relatives of some of the children killed in the May 24 shooting have demanded Pargas quit his role as a Uvalde county commissioner. “He was made aware that people were injured and dying and yet he did nothing.
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