The Uvalde, Texas, school police chief claims he did not wait to act when gunfire erupted inside Robb Elementary School in his first extended interview since the mass school shooting last month.
Peter Arredondo told the Texas Tribune in an interview out Thursday night that he strategized, requested tactical gear, a sniper and the key to the classroom where the gunman was hiding.
As head of the six-member police force responsible for keeping Uvalde schools safe, Arredondo has weathered a fierce storm of backlash in the weeks following the May 24 massacre. Critics have taken issue with his decision against immediately engaging with shooter, 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, who stormed the school and then barricaded himself inside of a classroom.
