Texas DPS says Uvalde CISD Police Chief Has Not Been Cooperating with Investigators

Tuesday, a DPS spokesman told KVUE Senior Reporter Tony Plohetski that the chief of the Uvalde CISD Police Department has still not followed up with the Texas Department of Public Safety investigative process into the mass slaughter at Robb Elementary and the state’s evaluation of the police response.

DPS spokesman Travis Considine said that Chief Pete Arredondo has not responded to the Texas Rangers’ request for a follow-up meeting 2 days after his original statement following the school massacre.

“Uvalde and Uvalde CISD departments have been cooperating with investigators,” said Considine. “The chief of the CISD did an initial interview but has not responded to a request for a follow-up interview that was made two days ago.”

The Uvalde police chief and the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District spokesperson did not promptly respond to ABC News’ requests for comment on the status of the investigation.

Col. Steven McCraw stated at a press conference on Friday that the slow police entry into the schoolroom was “the wrong decision” and contrary to both protocol and initial reports from local officials.

Both the Texas Rangers and the United States Department of Justice are going to investigate the response of local police to the shooting on May 24.