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Former Uvalde school district police officer Adrian Gonzales looks back while seated in the courtroom at the Nueces County Courthouse in Corpus Christi, Texas, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026.
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In opening statements Tuesday morning, Special Prosecutor Bill Turner told jurors that Gonzales was a highly trained, 10-year law enforcement veteran who failed to take action after the shooter crashed his vehicle and began firing. The defense countered by focusing on the timeline of events and arguing that Gonzales was not assigned to Robb Elementary School at the time of the shooting.
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