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Waiting for keys, unable to break down doors: Uvalde schools police chief defends delay in confronting gunman

by Texas Tribune June 10, 2022December 1, 2025

Only a locked classroom door stood between Uvalde schools police Chief Pete Arredondo and a chance to bring down the gunman

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