Clown show continues: Uvalde Police Chief left radios as they would slow him down

Uvalde school police chief ditched his radio during shooting because he 'thought it would slow him down' and claims he 'didn't know he was in charge' as he describes standing outside classroom while 12 kids and teachers inside waited for help


Pete Arredondo, the Uvalde school district police chief, was aware shortly before ordering the storming of the building that there were people still alive inside
He ditched his radio on the way into the school because he thought it would 'slow him down' while he ran, and claimed in his first interview yesterday that he didn't think he was in charge of the operation
He and other officers were outside the school for more than an hour while children were trapped inside with the shooter
Arredondo waited for 40 minutes for a set of keys to open the door to the classroom where shooter Salvador Ramos was, then none of the keys worked, leaving him to roam free for around 77 minutes
Children were making 911 calls begging for help: It is unclear if Arredondo was told about them while he told officers wait for shields and a key to open a door
'We think there are some injuries in there,' Arredondo told an unnamed person, before he allowed officers to charge into the school
Xavier Lopez, 10, was still alive when he was taken from the school and to hospital; teacher Eva Mireles died in the ambulance
Family members are angry that their relatives were allowed to bleed out while the police stood around outside

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