The Uvalde, Texas, gunman fired 117 rounds in two Robb Elementary Faculty lecture rooms throughout a two-minute interval earlier than faculty police officer Adrian Gonzales entered the constructing, a Texas Ranger advised jurors on Friday.
Whereas prosecutors allege Gonzales didn’t observe his coaching, the protection contends that different officers arrived on scene at practically the identical time and had the chance to kill the gunman.
Ranger Nick Hill testified that Gonzales had a window of 1 minute and 4 seconds after he parked his automotive earlier than gunman Salvador Ramos entered the varsity. Gonzales took three minutes and 53 seconds to enter Robb Elementary after parking his automotive, Hill stated.
Former Uvalde faculty district police officer Adrian Gonzales, middle, talks to his household as they go away the courtroom for a lunch break throughout his trial on the Nueces County Courthouse, Jan. 13, 2026, in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Sam Owens/The San Antonio Categorical-Information by way of AP
Hill stated Gonzales parked at 11:31:55 a.m. and radioed within the lively shooter report at 11:32:09 a.m.
Ramos entered the west facet of Robb Elementary at 11:32:59 a.m., and, after firing 21 photographs in a hallway, he entered the primary of two lecture rooms at 11:33:45 a.m. Gonzales entered the south door of Robb Elementary at 11:35:48 a.m., Hill stated.
In whole, Ramos fired 173 photographs throughout the bloodbath, whereas regulation enforcement discharged 25 rounds, Hill stated. Ramos killed 19 college students and two lecturers.
After Hill stated Gonzales had greater than a minute to cease the gunman outdoors the varsity, protection attorneys pushed again, highlighting that different officers had comparable — if not higher — alternatives to cease the gunman.
Hill acknowledged throughout cross examination that three different officers arrived roughly 30 seconds after Gonzales and will extra simply spot the gunman.
Protection lawyer Nico LaHood additionally argued that Gonzales didn’t know that the shooter had entered the constructing, by no means had him in his line of sight, and needed to cope with a “frantic” eyewitness.
Prosecutors allege Gonzales, who’s charged with little one endangerment, endangered the 19 college students who died and a further 10 surviving college students. Prosecutors allege Gonzales not solely failed when he arrived on the scene, but in addition when he received into the varsity as a result of he retreated after two different officers have been hit by gunfire.
Gonzales has pleaded not responsible and his attorneys argue he’s being unfairly blamed for a broader law-enforcement failure that day. The protection argued Gonzales did all the pieces he may, together with calling within the taking pictures and trying to enter the varsity.
