APTOPIX Uvalde School Shooting Trial
Former Uvalde school district police officer Adrian Gonzales, right, embraces his attorney Jason Goss after the jury found Gonzales not guilty at the Nueces County Courthouse on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, in Corpus Christi, Texas.
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An acquittal in the first Texas trial over the hesitant police response to the Robb Elementary school mass shooting leaves prosecutors facing decisions about the case against Uvaldeās former schools police chief. Legal experts say that prosecutors will likely consider changes to how they present evidence and witness testimony. And they will have to decide whether to take the next case to trial. They will likely face pressure from victims' families to press ahead. Uvalde County District Attorney Christina Mitchell declined immediate comment Thursday.