Adrian Gonzales was indicted on 29 felony counts of abandoning or endangering a child in connection with the 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A major step toward accountability in the Robb Elementary shooting is just days away.
Jury selection will start Monday for Adrian Gonzales, a former Uvalde CISD police officer facing 29 felony counts in connection to the deaths of 19 children and two teachers.
Gonzales’ trial has been moved from Uvalde to Nueces County, and heightened security will be in place at the courthouse in Corpus Christi.
The Nueces County sheriff, J.C. Hooper, requested and is getting extra security from Texas DPS, the Texas Rangers, Corpus Christi police and the Uvalde County Sheriff’s Office.
Sheriff Hooper says the extra security and expected crowds could mean longer lines and delays for anyone doing business at the courthouse next week.
Gonzales was indicted on 29 felony counts of abandoning or endangering a child in connection with the 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary.
His attorneys filed a motion in August to change venues, claiming Gonzales would not receive a fair trial in Uvalde County.
This comes the same day thousands of records detailing what happened the day of the shooting were released.
Last month, we spoke with Jesse Rizo, who lost his niece, Jackie Cazares, in the tragedy.
He says he and other Robb Elementary families will be in the courtroom.
“The thought of what the children went through, allowing 77 minutes to take place of nothing but hell, living hell, and what the survivors and the victims endured is unacceptable for us not to show up until the very end,” Rizo said.
Gonzales is the first of two trials connected to the deaths of 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary, alongside former Uvalde CISD police chief Pete Arredondo.
Gonzales is pleading not guilty to all charges.
The trial is expected to last three weeks.