The acting police chief of Uvalde Pete Arredondo has been placed on administrative leave on Wednesday.
UVALDE, Texas -- The Uvalde school district's police chief was put on leave Wednesday following allegations that he erred in his response to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School that left 19 students and two teachers dead.
Col. Steven McCraw, director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, told a state Senate hearing on Tuesday that Arredondo - the on-site commander - made"terrible decisions" as the massacre unfolded on May 24 , and that the police response was an"abject failure."
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