The former Uvalde school police chief made his first court appearance Monday on criminal charges that accuse him of failing to take sufficient action during the Robb Elementary School shooting in 2022 that left 19 children and two teachers dead.

Pete Arredondo and former school district police officer Adrian Gonzales are charged with endangering children by failing to stop the Robb Elementary massacre.

Investigations have singled out Pete Arredondo for the delayed police response to a 2022 school shooting in Texas. He appeared in court for the first time on Monday.

"The active shooter incident at Robb Elementary School was a profound tragedy and deeply traumatic event. The loss of innocent lives and the enduring emotional scars borne by the survivors, families, community, and first responders are immeasurable," said CBP Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Commissioner Troy A. Miller.

The former schools police chief in Uvalde, Texas, made his first court appearance on criminal charges that accuse him of failing to take sufficient action during the Robb Elementary School shooting in

Families attended a court hearing for Pete Arredondo and Adrian Gonzales, charged for failing to confront a gunman who killed 19 children and 2 teachers.

Former UCISD Police Chief Pete Arredondo and former UCISD officer Adrian Gonzales both appeared in court Monday for a pre-trial discovery hearing

SEATTLE - More than two years after the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting, families and friends of the victims faced the two officers charged with abandoning and failing to protect the children who were killed and wounded that day.