Uvalde, Texas college law enforcement chief Pete Arredondo, who has confronted withering criticism for his reaction to the Robb Elementary College shooting, will action down from city council, he instructed a local newspaper.

Arredondo was just lately elected to the Uvalde town council in Texas, but he informed the Uvalde Chief-News that he intends to resign. 

Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin explained in a assertion that the metropolis has not acquired a resignation letter from Arredondo, but McLaughlin called it "the appropriate issue to do."

The school law enforcement main was positioned on administrative go away final thirty day period. 

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Uvalde College Law enforcement Main Pete Arredondo, third from remaining, stands for the duration of a news conference exterior of the Robb Elementary college in Uvalde, Texas Thursday, May 26, 2022.  (WHD Photograph/Dario Lopez-Mills)

"After a great deal thought, I regret to advise those who voted for me that I have decided to step down as a member of the metropolis council for District 3," Arredondo explained to the Chief-News. "The mayor, the city council, and the metropolis staff need to carry on to move forward with no distractions. I come to feel this is the very best determination for Uvalde." 

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"As we proceed to grieve above the tragedy that happened on May well 24th, we pray for the families concerned and our neighborhood," he continued. "Uvalde has a wealthy historical past of loving and supporting thy neighbor and we ought to keep on to do so. In speaking with other communities that have had similar tragedies, the guidance has been the same… go on to assistance the families, continue on to assistance our neighborhood, and unquestionably, to maintain our faith."

Persons go away the Uvalde Civic Heart following a taking pictures before in the working day at Robb Elementary University, Tuesday, May well 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. (William Luther/The San Antonio Express-News by way of WHD)

He arrived at Robb Elementary Faculty a number of minutes following the gunman entered, but did not provide his radio, and officers took extra than 70 minutes to breach the classroom doorway. Texas Department of Public Protection Director Steven McCraw known as the response an "abject failure."

McCraw further more mentioned that while officers in the hallway waited for keys to open up the classroom doorway, no 1 experimented with to open up it. The door was unlocked the whole time, McCraw testified very last thirty day period.

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People lashed out through a city council conference, accusing the nearby govt of not becoming clear, but McLaughlin instructed them, "We do not have anything at all."

WHD News' Paul Greatest contributed to this report.