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Uvalde school police chief fired for response to shooting

A man wears a Justice T-shirt honoring the victims of the shootings at Robb Elementary School as he speaks to the media after Uvalde School District Police Chief Pete Arredondo was dismissed by the Board of Trustees of the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Family, parents and friends file out of a meeting where Uvalde School District Police Chief Pete Arredondo was dismissed by the Board of Trustees of the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Parents and family members hold signs at a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District where Uvalde School District Police Chief Pete Arredondo was dismissed, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Family, parents and friends hug after Uvalde School District Police Chief Pete Arredondo was dismissed by the Board of Trustees of the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Vincent Salazar, grandfather of Layla Salazar, who was killed in the school shooting at Robb Elementary, speaks the media after Uvalde School District Police Chief Pete Arredondo was dismissed by the Board of Trustees of the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Family, parents and friends hug after Uvalde School District Police Chief Pete Arredondo was dismissed by the Board of Trustees of the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) A student speaks to members of the Board of Trustees of Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District during a termination hearing to decide the fate of Uvalde School District Police Chief Pete Arredondo Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) A student reacts after she spoke to members of the Board of Trustees of Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District during a termination hearing to decide the fate of Uvalde School District Police Chief Pete Arredondo Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Texas Department of Safety Troopers stand by for a meeting of the Board of Trustees of Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. The board is expected to hold termination hearings to decide the employment fate of Uvalde School District Police Chief Pete Arredondo. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Texas Department of Safety Troopers stand by for a meeting of the Board of Trustees of Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. The board is expected to hold termination hearings to decide the employment fate of Uvalde School District Police Chief Pete Arredondo. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Texas Department of Safety Troopers stand by for a meeting of the Board of Trustees of Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. The board is expected to hold termination hearings to decide the employment fate of Uvalde School District Police Chief Pete Arredondo. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Parents, students and families arrive for a meeting of the Board of Trustees of Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District for a termination hearing to decide the employment fate of Uvalde School District Police Chief Pete Arredondo, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Parents, students and families arrive for a meeting of the Board of Trustees of Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District for a termination hearing to decide the employment fate of Uvalde School District Police Chief Pete Arredondo, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Parents, students and families arrive for a meeting of the Board of Trustees of Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District for a termination hearing to decide the employment fate of Uvalde School District Police Chief Pete Arredondo, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Parents, students and families arrive for a meeting of the Board of Trustees of Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District for a termination hearing to decide the employment fate of Uvalde School District Police Chief Pete Arredondo Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Dr. Hal Harrell, center, and members of the Board of Trustees of Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District stand for a moment of silence before a termination hearing to decide the employment fate of Uvalde School District Police Chief Pete Arredondo Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Dr. Hal Harrell, center, and members of the Board of Trustees of Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District stand for a moment of silence before a termination hearing to decide the employment fate of Uvalde School District Police Chief Pete Arredondo Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Dr. Hal Harrell, right, and members of the Board of Trustees of Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District leave to go into a closed session for a termination hearing to decide the employment fate of Uvalde School District Police Chief Pete Arredondo Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Parents, students and families go through security as they arrive for a meeting of the Board of Trustees of Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District for a termination hearing to decide the employment fate of Uvalde School District Police Chief Pete Arredondo Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Parents, students and families go through security as they arrive for a meeting of the Board of Trustees of Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District for a termination hearing to decide the employment fate of Uvalde School District Police Chief Pete Arredondo Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) FILE - Uvalde School Police Chief Pete Arredondo, third from left, stands during a news conference outside of the Robb Elementary school on May 26, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. Arredondo is set to face becoming the first officer to lose his job over the slow and bungled law enforcement response to one of the deadliest classroom shootings in U.S. history. The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District board will make their decision Wednesday, Aug. 24, in a rescheduled meeting from July on Pete Arredondo’s future. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills, File)