Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw said he made the decision after the Uvalde district attorney found no criminal wrongdoing and asked that Ranger Chris Kindell be allowed to return to his job.
Texas Ranger Christopher Ryan Kindell outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde on May 24, 2022, when 21 people 19 children and two adults were killed by a gunman. Kindell's firing by was reversed this month., The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.
Mitchell confirmed that she made that request, noting that rangers in Real County, Val Verde County and Maverick County had been covering Kindell’s territory while he was suspended. Mitchell did not share what evidence about Kindell the grand jury considered, stating it is illegal to disclose any information about grand jury proceedings. The Austin American-StatesmanThe massacre was the deadliest school shooting in Texas history. Law enforcement officers waited 77 minutes to confront the lone gunman, even though 376 law enforcement officers responded to the scene. The shooter was ultimately killed by a Border Patrol tactical unit.
McCraw has previously blamed local officers for law enforcement’s botched response, which was the subject of a January U.S. Department of Justice report that documented numerous failures in leadership and coordination. A Texas House special committee reportA total of 91 DPS officers responded to the incident, alongside local police, U.S. Border Patrol members and Uvalde school police.
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