Uvalde Trial Day 1: Kids Armed Themselves With Scissors — Then The Judge Shut It Down
Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary
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🗓️ 7 January 2026
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
Day one of the Adrian Gonzales trial ended in chaos. The judge halted testimony, sent the jury home, and canceled Wednesday's proceedings after the defense accused prosecutors of withholding evidence from a key witness. Defense attorney Jason Goss called it a "trial by ambush." A mistrial is now on the table.
Before it fell apart, the jury heard gut-wrenching testimony. Gilbert Limones, a funeral home worker across the street from Robb Elementary, described watching the gunman fire into classroom windows while walking "very nonchalantly." He told jurors Gonzales' police vehicle drove past the shooter before he entered the building. His 911 calls were played in court — a man screaming for help, invoking God, begging police to save the children.
Teacher Stephanie Hale testified that staff tried to barricade their classroom with an extension cord and grabbed scissors to fight. When the kids were finally evacuated, Hale noticed they'd armed themselves too. Fourth graders holding safety scissors. She said both her back pockets were full of scissors by the time it was over.
Prosecutor Bill Turner's refrain echoed through the courtroom: "Adrian Gonzales remains." The defense says he did what he could. The families say he failed their children. Now no one knows if this trial will even continue.
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| 0:00.0 | This is Hidden Killers with Tony Bruske. Here now, Tony Bruske. |
| 0:07.0 | Well, day one of the Adrian Gonzalez trial didn't end with a verdict. It didn't end with |
| 0:13.2 | damning testimony. It ended with the judge sending the jury home and canceling Wednesday's |
| 0:20.3 | proceedings entirely. |
| 0:22.9 | Because somewhere between the opening statements and the second witness, the whole thing |
| 0:26.4 | started falling apart. |
| 0:29.2 | Let's back up to tell you what was supposed to happen. |
| 0:34.9 | Adrian Gonzalez, former Evaldi, consolidated independent school district police officer, |
| 0:40.7 | charged with 29 counts of child endangerment and abandonment, one count for each child |
| 0:45.9 | who was killed or survived in classrooms 111 and 112 at Rob Elementary School on May 24th of 2022. |
| 0:55.2 | 19 kids, to refresh your memory, died that day as he stood there and did nothing. |
| 1:04.6 | Two teachers in 77 minutes, nearly 400 law enforcement officers from local state and federal |
| 1:10.3 | agencies stood in a hallway |
| 1:11.9 | and did nothing. |
| 1:14.2 | Well, a gunman remained in those classrooms. |
| 1:20.9 | 19 kids, two teachers dead. |
| 1:24.7 | 400, nearly 400 lawn. |
| 1:33.7 | It was a small army. Everybody go, oh? Who? He was one of them, except he was the first one on the scene. Gonzalez was the cop that arrived before the shooter |
| 1:43.0 | even entered the building. |
| 1:46.9 | He was told where the gunman was. |
| 1:47.9 | He heard the shots. |
| 1:51.9 | And according to prosecutors, he failed to engage, distract, or delay the shooter. |
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