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A cousin of the Uvalde school shooter was arrested Monday on allegations he threatened to commit a school shooting. A cousin of the Uvalde school shooter was arrested Monday on allegations he threat ened to commit a school shooting , according to two arrest affidavits filed in a Bexar County, Texas, court and signed by a judge. Officers from the San Antonio Police Department responded to a mental health call from the mother of a teen Monday. The mother reportedly told police that her son had threatened to “do the same thing” as his cousin, who committed a mass shooting at an elementary school in 2022 -- statements police say were made to the suspect’s sister. The mother was concerned because her son is on probation, and she claimed he was intoxicated when the alleged statements were made, according to the affidavits. The 17-year-old suspect's sister, who gave a recorded statement at police headquarters, told police she was giving her brother a ride when he allegedly threatene...

Despite hearing gunfire inside Robb Elementary, police chief Pete Arredondo told investigators he decided not to treat it as an active shooter incident, records show. There was still active gunfire inside an elementary school in Texas on May 24 when the school district's police chief arrived and decided not to treat the scene as an active shooter event. Pete Arredondo, the Uvalde schools police chief who has since been fired for his actions that day, told investigators he assumed students were already dead but wanted to focus his attention on rescuing those children still alive. MORE: 'Take responsibility': Experts push back on Arredondo's response to his termination "My first thought is that we needed to vacate," said Arredondo. "We have him contained. ... There's probably gonna be some deceased in there, but we don't need any more from out here." Arredondo made comments less than 24 hours after 19 students and two of their teachers wer...

Indiana authorities say a gunman shot at police as he weaved through the aisles of a Walmart before officers shot and killed him EVANSVILLE, Ind. -- A gunman shot at police as he weaved through the aisles of an Indiana Walmart before officers shot and killed him late Thursday, authorities said. The gunman, who was not immediately identified, wounded at least one other person in the store, Evansville Police Department Sgt. Anna Gray told WFIE-TV. The victim was transported to an area hospital and the severity of their injuries was not immediately known. No officers were wounded, she said. Evansville police and Vanderburgh County sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of an active shooter in the store at around 10 p.m. “When officers went in, they were trying to locate the suspect and he was all over the store. He would shoot at officers and move. So it wasn’t contained to just one area inside,” Gray said. Multiple law enforcement members returned fire during the encounter and the gu...