The acting Uvalde police chief on the day of the Uvalde school shooting has resigned from the police force, city officials confirmed Thursday.
According to the City of Uvalde Human Resources Department official, Pargas retired Thursday, effective immediately. Pargas was eligible to retire after serving the city of Uvalde for 18 years. He was given a retirement packet to complete, which he was expected to return later Thursday., showing that he spoke with a 911 dispatcher on the day of the shooting and knew there was a room “full of victims” but did not act swiftly or communicate the knowledge to other law enforcement.
According to CNN, Pargas was told by the dispatcher that eight to nine students at Robb Elementary were possibly still alive at 12:16 p.m. -- 45 minutes after the The gunman wasn’t confronted and killed by law enforcement until 12:50 p.m. The massacre resulted in the deaths of 19 students and two teachers.from the Uvalde Police Department “by the end of the week,” if not earlier for failing to properly handle the shooting response.
Pargas’ future employment with the city was going to be taken up before the Uvalde City Council’s executive session planned for Saturday, but that has since been canceled.from the Uvalde Police Department pending an investigation after a report found wide failures by law enforcement during the shooting response.
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