有两个人因与这起谋杀案的调查有牵连而被起诉2022大规模校园枪击案在得克萨斯州的乌瓦尔迪,美国广播公司奥斯汀分公司KVUE周四报道。
警长鲁本·诺拉斯科向ABC新闻证实,前乌瓦尔迪学区警察局长皮特·阿雷东多在被起诉并被关押在乌瓦尔迪县监狱后已被释放。
一名了解此案的官员告诉ABC新闻,Arredondo面临10项危害儿童罪的指控,并被处以1万美元的保证金。
第二个被起诉的人是前乌瓦尔迪学区警官阿德里安·冈萨雷斯圣安东尼奥快报-新闻和乌瓦尔迪领导新闻举报。美国广播公司新闻还没有独立证实第二次收费。
据警长说,第二个人没有向监狱自首,也没有被拘留。
据官员称,遇难者家属已经得到通知。
这些指控最早是由圣安东尼奥快报.
2022年5月24日,19名学生和两名教师在罗伯小学的大屠杀中丧生,这是美国历史上第二严重的校园枪击事件。
司法部发布了一份措辞严厉的报告今年早些时候,它发现了射击之前、期间和之后的“严重失误”,以及对既定主动射击协议的重大偏离。
Uvalde地区检察官Christina Mitchell在枪击事件发生后不久就开始了对执法失误的刑事调查,并在1月份召集了一个大陪审团审查针对数百名警察的证据。
米切尔最初在2023年5月表示,她对调查将在一年内完成持“乐观”态度,但补充说,“鉴于这项调查的规模”,调查仍在进行中“并不令人惊讶”。
米切尔周四没有回应寻求置评的消息。
Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District的通信和营销总监安妮·玛丽·埃斯皮诺萨(Anne Marie Espinoza)周四发表声明说,“我们已经并将继续向所有失去亲人的人致以最诚挚的同情。”
埃斯皮诺萨说:“我们同情受到这一严峻形势影响的每一个人。”。
在枪击中丧生的Maite Rodriquez的母亲Ana Rodriquez证实,地方检察官办公室已经提醒她提起诉讼。
“我为迈特心碎。我为她的兄弟姐妹感到心碎,”罗德里格斯告诉美国广播公司新闻,并补充说,“这两个人被追究责任的事实对我来说没有任何改变,也不能让她回来。”
罗德里格斯说,周四的起诉并不等同于“完全的正义”,他说,“并不是每个需要承担责任的人都要承担责任。”
贾维尔·卡萨雷斯,杰基·卡萨雷斯的父亲,也在枪击中丧生,证实他也在起诉前与地方检察官办公室谈过。
“这是件大事。我们希望更多,但他们最终会将某人绳之以法,”卡萨雷斯说,呼应罗德里格斯的担忧。
“我们认为应该有更多的指控,”他补充说。
Former Uvalde school police chief among 2 people indicted in Robb Elementary shooting
Two people have been indicted in connection with the investigation into the2022 mass school shootingin Uvalde, Texas, ABC Austin affiliate KVUE reported Thursday.
Former Uvalde School District Police Chief Pete Arredondo has been released from custody after being indicted and booked into the Uvalde County jail, Sheriff Ruben Nolasco confirmed to ABC News.
Arredondo is facing 10 charges of child endangerment and was being held on a $10,000 bond, an official briefed on the case told ABC News.
The second person indicted is former Uvalde School District police officer Adrian Gonzales, theSan Antonio Express-NewsandUvalde Leader Newsreported. ABC News has not independently confirmed the second charging.
According to the sheriff, the second person has not surrendered to the jail and is not in custody.
Families of the victims have been notified, according to officials.
The charges were first reported by theSan Antonio Express News.
Nineteen students and two teachers were killed in the massacre at Robb Elementary on May 24, 2022, in the second-worst school shooting in American history.
The Justice Departmentreleased a scathing reportearlier this year after it found "critical failures" before, during and after the shooting, and major departures from established active-shooter protocols.
Uvalde District Attorney Christina Mitchell began her criminal investigation into the law enforcement failures shortly after the shooting and convened a grand jury to review evidence against hundreds of officers in January.
Mitchell initially said in May 2023 that she had been "optimistic" that the investigation would be completed by the one-year mark, but added that it was "not surprising" that it was still ongoing "given the magnitude of this investigation."
Mitchell did not respond to messages seeking comment Thursday.
Anne Marie Espinoza, director of communications and marketing for Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District, released a statement Thursday, saying, "As we have done and continue to do, we extend our sincerest sympathies to all who lost loved ones."
"Our hearts go out to everyone affected by this challenging situation," Espinoza said.
Ana Rodriquez, mother of Maite Rodriquez, who was killed in the shooting, confirmed that the DA’s office had alerted her of the filing.
"My heart breaks for Maite. My heart breaks for her siblings," Rodriquez told ABC News, adding, "The fact that these two people are being held accountable doesn’t change anything for me, it doesn’t bring her back."
Rodriguez said the indictments Thursday do not equate to "complete justice," saying, "Not everyone who … needs to be held accountable is going to be held accountable."
Javier Cazares, the father of Jackie Cazares, who was also killed in the shooting, confirmed that he, too, spoke with the DA’s office ahead of the filing.
"It’s something. We were hoping more, but they are going to finally bring someone to justice," Cazares said, echoing Rodriguez's concerns.
"We feel there should be more facing charges," he added.