Texas DPS: Uvalde school police Chief Peter Arredondo not responding to investigators
UVALDE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) - New revelations are emerging about Uvalde school police Chief Peter Arredondo just one week after a gunman massacred 19 fourth graders and two teachers at Robb Elementary.
Arredondo, the chief of police for the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District, isn't responding to requests for a second interview from investigators, according to Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steven McCraw.
It was Arredondo who ordered officers to remain outside during the more-than-hourlong siege at the school. People want to know why Arredondo was in a position to make that decision. And why, ultimately he did.
McCraw said during the time law enforcement was waiting to breach the classroom, children pleaded on the phone with 911 at least twice to send in police.
Law enforcement officials said Arredondo did the initial interview after the shooting but has not responded to a request made over the weekend. Yet CNN reported the chief said, he "is in contact with DPS every day."
Agents from U.S. Customs and Border Protection allegedly defied Arredondo's order, breached a classroom area and fatally shot the suspect more than an hour after the mass shooting started.
As the investigation continues, it's possible the details will continue to change. Please click back to CBSDFW.com for updates as the story develops.