Former school police officer Adrian Gonzalez was acquitted Wednesday on charges that he failed to act against the gunmen during crucial early moments of the mass shooting at Rob Elementary School in Uvaldi, Texas.

The 22 school shooting, one of the deadliest in American history, left 19 children and two teachers dead.

Gonzalez was one of the first officers to arrive and one of just two charged for their initial

response.

At least 370 law enforcement officers ultimately rushed to the school.

Jesse Rizzo, whose nine-year-old niece Jackie Cazares, was killed that day, spoke after the

verdict.

I was very hopeful for a guilty verdict.

I mean, at stake, what do we have?

We have children at stake.

Absolutely, innocent children that did everything that they were trained to do.

Hide, turn the lights off.

But the officer that was trained to do exactly to encounter, to go towards a shooter,

to listen to the gun,

to the gun, everything, right?

And what does he do?

Sit back for an hour and change.

I'm sorry, for a minute and change while the massacre continues to happen.

For more on the trial and how the Uvaldi community is reacting, I'm joined by Tony

Plahetsky.

He's investigative reporter for the Austin American statesman.

Tony, thanks for joining us. So Gonzalez was facing 29 counts of abandoning or endangering children.

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