Family members of Uvalde school district students have called on the city council to suspend all city police officers who were on the scene during the May 24 massacre at Robb Elementary School.
During a council meeting Tuesday night, victims' families and community members said they wanted all officers who responded that day to be held responsible for the bungled police response that left 19 students and two teachers dead.
Already, the lieutenant who was acting chief during the massacre, Lt. Mariano Pargas, has been suspended pending the outcome of an internal investigation into the police department's response. A special state investigation found that the police response was delayed 77 minutes and plagued with failures.
Council members also spent a considerable amount of time criticizing the school board for promising Arredondo's termination before he was given "due process." Council members explained that their investigation would be slower and more methodical in order to avoid mistakes. They also reminded the crowd that city officials had already suspended Pargas, who was acting chief on May 24 because the department's chief was on vacation.
On Monday, the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District unanimously passed a resolution urging Abbott to hold a special session to raise the minimum age to legally own an assault weapon from 18 to 21. The Uvalde County commissioners passed a similar resolution earlier this month. The Texas House of Representatives' committee report on the shooting, released last week, revealed the accused school shooter showed many warning signs prior to the school shooting but was still able to legally purchase the assault rifle used to kill 19 students and two teachers.
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