The embattled Uvalde school district police chief says he's in contact with investigators but declines to answer questions from CNN about the massacre
Pedro"Pete" Arredondo, the embattled Uvalde school police chief who led the flawed law enforcement response to last week's school shooting and has remained out of the public eye since, spoke exclusively to CNN on Wednesday and declined to answer substantive questions about the massacre.
According to the Texas Department of Public Safety , Arredondo has not responded to a request for a follow-up interview with the Texas Rangers, who are investigating the shooting at Robb Elementary.Yet outside his home Wednesday, Arredondo told CNN's Aaron Cooper,"I am in contact with DPS everyday." And outside his office minutes later, he told CNN's Shimon Prokupecz that he's not going to release any further information while funerals are ongoing.
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