Jury selection begins in trial of ex-officer accused in police response to Uvalde school shooting
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Key Points:
- Adrian Gonzales, a former Uvalde school police officer, went on trial for 29 counts of child abandonment or endangerment related to the delayed police response during the 2022 Robb Elementary school shooting that left 19 students and two teachers dead.
- Gonzales, who has pleaded not guilty, is accused of failing to engage the shooter, Salvador Ramos, and not following active shooter protocols, contributing to a 77-minute delay before the shooter was confronted and killed by law enforcement.
- Jury selection began in Corpus Christi, about 200 miles from Uvalde, to ensure a fair trial; potential jurors were questioned on their knowledge of the shooting and any connections to the victims.
- The trial highlights widespread criticism of law
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