Uvalde Police Department shares new active shooter protocol [Video]

UVALDE, Texas — Uvalde’s new police chief says the embattled department is undergoing training this month amid a slew of policy improvements meant to bolster law enforcement response to emergencies like the 2022 Robb Elementary shooting. 

In a Facebook post, the Uvalde Police Department (UPD) shared its new policy as well as status updates for various action items, fulfilling a promise the city made in its recent settlement with Robb victims’ families. The update policy marks the first updates in nine years for active shooter response. 

Most immediately, the agency is providing Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training – or ALERRT – to all personnel, working with the Texas State University-based center that previously blasted the police response at Robb Elementary in a July 2022 report. UPD also worked with the Texas Police Chiefs Association in revising its …