Uvalde school board fires police chief

UVALDE, Texas — Pete Arredondo has been fired as Uvalde CISD’s chief of police. The decision is effective immediately.

The vote by district school board members was unanimous Wednesday evening, in a meeting where the embattled Arredondo – who led the botched law enforcement response at Robb Elementary exactly three months ago – was a no-show.

Instead, his attorney submitted a 17-page statement calling for him to be reinstated with back pay. Arredondo had been on unpaid leave since July 22.

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