Uvalde police chief resigns after outside report clears officers of wrongdoing in shooting
Posted on AllSides March 12th, 2024
From The Center
The Uvalde police chief resigned Tuesday morning, less than a week after a city-commissioned report absolved department leadership and responding officers of wrongdoing in the 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary. Chief Daniel Rodriguez has led the department since 2018. He was out of town on vacation when a gunman killed 19 children and two adults at Robb Elementary on May 24, 2022, leaving Uvalde police Lt. Mariano Pargas as acting chief. The city’s report was conducted by former Austin Police Department detective Jesse Prado. Police spokesman Fernando Fernandez confirmed...
