According to a news release issued on Friday by the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District, the superintendent announced retirement plans and the entire police department has been suspended.
Following the dismissal of a recently appointed district officer who was revealed to have been one of the first state troopers to arrive to the tragic school shooting in May, Uvalde school administrators on Friday suspended all operations of the district police department.
According to a news release issued on Friday by the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District, Ken Mueller and Lieutenant Miguel Hernandez have been placed on leave, and other police officers who work for the department will cover their roles in the district. According to the announcement, Mueller chose to retire. The reason Hernandez and Mueller were given a leave of absence was not stated in the release. A district representative did not promptly answer calls or emails.
Superintendent of the Uvalde ...