Adrian Gonzales, who was among the first to respond to the attack in 2022, arrived while the teenage assailant was still outside the building and did not make a move, even when a teacher pointed out the direction of the shooter, special prosecutor Bill Turner said during opening statements of a criminal trial.
The officer only went inside Robb Elementary minutes later “after the damage had been done,” Turner said.
Prosecutors focused sharply on Gonzales’ steps in the minutes after the shooting began and as the first officers arrived. They did not address the hundreds of other local, state and federal officers who arrived and waited more than an hour to confront the gunman.
I bolded what, to me, were the important bits.
I understand this is too little too late and that this person is a fall guy… BUT THROW THE FUCKING BOOK AT HIM. This motherfucker, and any cop who stood there listening to kids get shot to death, deserves to spend the rest of their lives behind bars. I’d also argue that their wealth should be confiscated and repaid to the taxpayers as a reparation for their cowardice.