{"id":1499990,"date":"2022-06-01T14:59:42","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T18:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1499990"},"modified":"2022-06-01T14:59:48","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T18:59:48","slug":"cnn-confronts-uvalde-school-district-police-chief-over-shooting-how-do-you-explain-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-confronts-uvalde-school-district-police-chief-over-shooting-how-do-you-explain-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN Confronts Uvalde School District Police Chief Over Shooting: \u2018How Do You Explain Yourself?\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcnn-confronts-uvalde-school-district-police-chief-over-shooting-how-do-you-explain-yourself%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1499990&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>CNN reporter Shimon Prokupecz confronted Uvalde Independent School District Police Chief Pedro Arredondo on Wednesday in an attempt to get answers about decisions that he allegedly made in responding to last week\u2019s tragedy in Uvalde, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>The confrontation came after an 18-year-old Latino, who had a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/horrifying-video-emerges-of-man-who-attacked-texas-elementary-school\">history<\/a> of violence toward people and animals, murdered 19 children at Robb Elementary School.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re not going to release anything, we have people in our community being buried,\u201d Arredondo said. \u201cWe\u2019re going to be respectful \u2026 we\u2019re going to be respectful to the families.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just want your reaction to Director McCraw saying that you were responsible for the decision to go into that room, how do you explain yourself to the parents?\u201d Prokupecz asked. \u201cI understand that, but you have an opportunity to explain yourself to the parents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to do that eventually, obviously,\u201d Arredondo responded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen?\u201d Prokupecz asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhenever this is done, we\u2019ll let the families quit grieving, then we\u2019ll do that obviously,\u201d said Arredondo. \u201cJust so everybody knows, we have been in contact with DPS every day, just so you all know, every day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prokupecz pressed Arredondo over the Texas Department of Public Safety saying that the Uvalde Police Department and the Uvalde Independent School District police were no longer cooperating with its investigation into their response to the shooting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey say you\u2019re not cooperating,\u201d Prokupecz said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been on the phone with them every day,\u201d Arredondo claimed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey say you\u2019re not cooperating,\u201d Prokupecz repeated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust so you know, we have been talking to them every day,\u201d Arredondo insisted.<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">CNN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShimonPro?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ShimonPro<\/a> confronts Uvalde schools police chief Peter Arredondo for the force&#8217;s decision to not cooperate with investigations into the police response to the Robb Elementary School shooting. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4DPocsn8OB\">pic.twitter.com\/4DPocsn8OB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Recount (@therecount) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/therecount\/status\/1531996942426902530?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 1, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Uvalde school district has hosted in at least two <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/uvalde-cops-had-active-shooter-training-just-weeks-before-elementary-school-massacre\/\">active-shooter training days<\/a> over the last two years, including one earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>The training <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ByMikeBaker\/status\/1530357972034936834\">stated<\/a> that a police officer\u2019s first priority when responding to a school shooting was to \u201cmove in and confront the attacker\u201d to put a stop to the killing.<\/p>\n<p>The training stated that \u201cthe short duration and high casualty rates produced by these events requires immediate response to reduce the loss of life. In many cases that immediate response means a single (solo) officer response until such times as other forces can arrive. The best hope that innocent victims have is that officers immediately move into action to isolate, distract or neutralize the threat, even if that means one officer acting alone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst responders to the active shooter scene will usually be required to place themselves in harm\u2019s way and display uncommon acts of courage to save the innocent,\u201d the training said. \u201cA first responder unwilling to place the lives of the innocent above their own safety should consider another career field.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN reporter Shimon Prokupecz confronted Uvalde Independent School District Police Chief Pedro Arredondo on Wednesday in an attempt to get answers about decisions that he allegedly made in responding to last week\u2019s tragedy in Uvalde, Texas. 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