uvalde school shooting police officer trial.

The first day of testimony in the trial of a former police officer accused of failing to protect students who died in the Uvalde, Texas, elementary school massacre turned emotional right away. Families whose loved ones died sobbed in court Tuesday while listening to frantic 911 calls as the horror unfolded on the recordings. A special prosecutor told jurors that the former Uvalde schools officer arrived while the teenage gunman was still outside the building but did nothing until it was too late. Adrian Gonzales is one of two former officers charged following the attack that killed 19 students and two teachers. The officer’s attorney says Gonzales did what he could at a confusing and chaotic scene.

Prosecutors in Texas are set to begin laying out their case against a former police officer who was among the first on the scene of the horrific school shooting in Uvalde more than three years ago. Former Uvalde schools officer Adrian Gonzales is charged with failing to protect children during the attack after authorities waited more than an hour to confront the gunman. He’s one of two former law enforcement officers charged following the the attack that killed 19 students and two teachers. The officer’s attorney has said Gonzales tried to save children that day. Among those who may be called to testify are families of students killed in the attack.