UVALDE, Texas — Lt. Mariano Pargas, Uvalde's acting police chief during the Robb Elementary School mass shooting, has resigned from the department effective immediately in the wake of criticism over his actions during the massacre, Mayor Don McLaughlin said.
He had been suspended pending an investigation into his conduct during the response to the shooting on May 24.
"You've brought shame to the community," said Jesse Rizo, the uncle of Jackie Cazares, one of 19 children killed in the shooting. CNN reported earlier this week that Pargas had been informed of 911 calls from students inside the classrooms where the shooter was holed up. Despite being informed that students were still alive inside, he did not enter or lead officers into the classroom to rescue them.Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Police Chief Pete Arredondo was fired by the district this August.
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