Uvalde school police chief sworn in as city council member, dodges officers investigating Robb Elementary mass shooting

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The Uvalde school district police chief has been sworn in as a member of the city council — but he continues to dodge state authorities investigating the law enforcement response into the mass shooting at Robb Elementary, which left 21 people dead.
Pedro “Pete” Arredondo was welcomed onto the Uvalde City Council without fanfare on Tuesday, exactly one week after the deadliest school shooting in the United States since the Sandy Hook Massacre in 2012.
Pete Arredondo, the Uvalde school district police chief listens as Victor Escalon, Regional Director of the Texas Department of Public Safety South, speaks during a press conference on May 26, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas.
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