A former Uvalde schools police officer who was among the first to respond to the mass shooting at a Texas elementary school has been acquitted of criminal charges that he failed his duty to confront the gunman.

The trial of a Texas police officer charged in the halting law enforcement response to the 2022 attack on Robb Elementary in Uvalde is heading into its second week.

The first day of testimony in the trial of a former police officer accused of failing to protect students who died in the Uvalde, Texas, elementary school massacre turned emotional right away.