The embattled police chief of the Texas school district where 19 children and two teachers were killed in a school shooting has been placed on administrative leave, the superintendent announced. MORE: Uvalde City Council denies Pete Arredondo's leave of absence requestThe leave will take effect immediately, the school district said in a statement Wednesday. Lt. Mike Hernandez will assume the duties of the Chief of Police, said Dr. Hal Harrell, superintendent of the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District. Later that night, the Uvalde City Council unanimously denied Arredondo's request for a leave of absence from future meetings. Uvalde school district puts Pete Arredondo on administrative leave originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News June 22, 2022 23:07 UTC