The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District school board voted unanimously on Wednesday to terminate the employment of the district’s Police Chief Pete Arredondo, three months after the deadly shooting at Robb Elementary school in Texas. The vote came as Arredondo, who was one of the first responders on the scene, faced mounting criticism over his response to the mass shooting…
Uvalde School Board Votes Unanimously to Fire School Police Chief Pete Arredondo
RCMP Commissioner Lucki Grilled at NS Inquiry About Failure to Implement Reforms
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki is facing questions today at a public inquiry into the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting on why the police force didn’t move more swiftly to implement recommendations for reform. Josh Bryson, a lawyer for family members of two people killed in the shootings, asked Lucki why the RCMP hadn’t implemented recommendations…
‘We Need to Be More Transparent’: RCMP Commissioner Lucki Says Police Must Modernize
Canada’s top Mountie has told a public inquiry into the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting that the RCMP must become a more transparent organization. Commissioner Brenda Lucki is before the inquiry today to testify about how a gunman driving a replica police car carried out 22 murders over 13 hours on April 18-19, 2020. The…
Federal Gun Charges for 2 Accused of Plotting July 4 Attack
RICHMOND, Va.—A judge dismissed state gun charges Wednesday against two men who police said planned a Fourth of July mass shooting in Virginia’s capital after charges were filed against the men in federal court. Neither man has been charged specifically with planning a mass shooting. Julio Alvarado-Dubon and Rolman Balcarcel-Bavagas, both Guatemalan immigrants, were charged…
Uvalde School District Police Chief’s Termination Hearing Postponed Again Over ‘Scheduling Conflict’
A school board meeting that will determine whether Uvalde school district Police Chief Pete Arredondo’s employment will be terminated was delayed for the second time on Wednesday over “a scheduling conflict,” officials confirmed. The hearing was set to be held Thursday having already been rescheduled from the original date of July 23. According to Anne Marie Espinoza, executive…
Richmond, Virginia Police Drop Charges Against Men Tied to July 4 Mass Shooting Plot
Police in Richmond, Virginia, have dropped charges against two men who were arrested for allegedly plotting a mass shooting for the Fourth of July holiday. The Richmond Commonwealth Attorney’s Office filed a motion on Aug. 3 to drop state charges against the two suspects in the case. Richmond Commonwealth’s Attorney Colette McEachin said that her…
Mountie Has ‘Impression’ Liberal Government Interfered With NS Mass Shooting Probe
A senior Mountie testified Thursday he believes political inference was behind RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki’s determination to have police release details on the guns used in the Nova Scotia mass shooting. Chief Supt. Chris Leather made the comment at the public inquiry into the rampage that took 22 lives on April 18-19, 2020, during cross-examination…
Senior Mountie Says Early Descriptions of Mass Shooting Not ‘Consistent’ With Reality
The Mountie who was among the first to tell the public about the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia testified today that some of the early descriptions police provided were not “consistent” with the reality of what had happened. Chief Supt. Chris Leather is the second senior officer to provide evidence before the public inquiry…
Prompt Warning of NS Killer’s Replica Car Would Have Been ‘Helpful’: Senior Mountie
A senior Mountie testified today that he would have liked to have seen a quicker warning to the public in 2020 that an active shooter in Nova Scotia was driving a replica RCMP cruiser. Chief Supt. Darren Campbell made the comment during testimony before a public inquiry looking into the events of April 18-19, 2020,…
Uvalde Parents Don’t Want to Send Kids Back to School
UVALDE, Texas—Two months after a massacre left 19 children and two teachers dead, and 17 others injured, parents are angry that no one has been held accountable. Grieving parents and family members are having to become activists, turning up at every public meeting to fight for every piece of information about the May 24 shooting…
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