Trial begins for former Uvalde officer charged in Robb Elementary shooting response
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Key Points:
- Jury selection is set to begin for former Uvalde school police officer Adrian Gonzales, charged with 29 felony counts of child endangerment for allegedly failing to respond promptly during the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting in Texas.
- Prosecutors allege Gonzales, one of the first officers on the scene, did not engage the shooter despite knowing his location and having time to act, contributing to a 77-minute delay before law enforcement countered the attack.
- Gonzales faces charges under a child endangerment law rarely applied to police, with the prosecution needing to prove he had a legal duty to intervene and failed to follow active shooter protocols.
- The trial is notable as a rare attempt to hold law enforcement criminally accountable
