Texas Ranger detective Jason Shea gives testimony during a trial for former Uvalde school district police officer Adrian Gonzales at the Nueces County Courthouse in Corpus Christi, Texas, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) (Eric Gay, Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Adrian Gonzales, 52, one of two now-former Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District police officers charged with child endangerment after the Robb Elementary shooting in 2022, faced his first day in trial on Tuesday.
Gonzales is facing 29 child endangerment charges: 19 represent the children killed in the shooting, and the other 10 represent the children injured in the shooting.
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Day 1 testimony ended with former Robb Elementary School teacher Stephanie Hale on the stand. A court order prevented her face from being shown on camera.
During her initial answers, Hale disclosed where she had seen the 18-year-old gunmen while trying to get herself and other kids inside the school on May 24, 2022.
Others also took the stand to testify in court.
See pictures of the first day of the trial below:
Former Uvalde school district police officer Adrian Gonzales arrives in the courtroom at the Nueces County Courthouse in Corpus Christi, Texas, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, Pool) (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)Judge Sid Harle, center, talks with attorneys during a trial for former Uvalde school district police officer Adrian Gonzales at the Nueces County Courthouse in Corpus Christi, Texas, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, Pool) (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)Attorney Nico LaHood makes opening arguments during a trial for former Uvalde school district police officer Adrian Gonzales at the Nueces County Courthouse in Corpus Christi, Texas, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, Pool) (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)Defense attorney Nico LaHood holds up evidence during a trial for former Uvalde school district police officer Adrian Gonzales at the Nueces County Courthouse in Corpus Christi, Texas, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, Pool) (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)Family members attend the trial for former Uvalde school district police officer Adrian Gonzales at the Nueces County Courthouse in Corpus Christi, Texas, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, Pool) (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)Judge Sid Harle, left, listens to defense attorney Nico LaHood during a trial for former Uvalde school district police officer Adrian Gonzales at the Nueces County Courthouse in Corpus Christi, Texas, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, Pool) (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)Special prosecutor Bill Turner uses a diagram of a bullet during a trial the former Uvalde school district police officer Adrian Gonzales at the Nueces County Courthouse in Corpus Christi, Texas, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, Pool) (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)Texas Ranger detective Jason Shea looks at photos of a phone as he gives testimony during a trial for former Uvalde school district police officer Adrian Gonzales at the Nueces County Courthouse in Corpus Christi, Texas, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)Texas Ranger detective Jason Shea gives testimony during a trial for former Uvalde school district police officer Adrian Gonzales at the Nueces County Courthouse in Corpus Christi, Texas, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)Former Uvalde school district police officer Adrian Gonzales, left, stands with his attorney Nico LaHood during a break in his trial at the Nueces County Courthouse in Corpus Christi, Texas, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, Pool) (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)Family members attend the trial for former Uvalde school district police officer Adrian Gonzales at the Nueces County Courthouse in Corpus Christi, Texas, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)Ricardo Garza, Jr., an investigator for the Uvalde County District Attorney’s Office, was sworn in to testify on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (Pool photo via KSAT)Special prosecutor Bill Turner (right) began a line of questioning for Uvalde County District Attorney Christina Mitchell (left) without the presence of jurors on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (Pool photo via KSAT)The defense team for ex-Uvalde CISD police officer Adrian Gonzales (center): Gary Hillier (top left), Nico LaHood (bottom left) and Jason Goss (right). (Pool photo via KSAT)Uvalde County District Attorney Christina Mitchell testified in court without the presence of jurors on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (Pool photo via KSAT)Former Uvalde school district police officer Adrian Gonzales looks back while seated in the courtroom at the Nueces County Courthouse in Corpus Christi, Texas, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, Pool) (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)Family member Jesse Rizo, center, talks to the media before the trial for former Uvalde school district police officer Adrian Gonzales at the Nueces County Courthouse in Corpus Christi, Texas, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)Former Uvalde school district police officer Adrian Gonzales, right, talks with an officer as he arrives in the courtroom at the Nueces County Courthouse in Corpus Christi, Texas, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, Pool) (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)Defense attorneys Jason Goss (left), Nico LaHood (middle) and Gary Hillier (right) are seen in court on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, in Corpus Christi. Goss, LaHood and Hillier are representing former Uvalde CISD police officer Adrian Gonzales. (Pool photo via KSAT)
These photos of the memorial at Robb Elementary were taken on Monday ahead of the first day of Garcia’s trial.
A memorial dedicated to the 19 children and two adults murdered on May 24, 2022, during the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School is seen on Jan. 5, 2026, in Uvalde, Texas. The first trial over law enforcement's delayed response to the Uvalde school shooting began Jan. 6, 2026, with former Uvalde CISD officer Adrian Gonzales standing trial in Corpus Christi. Gonzales faces 29 counts of child endangerment. The trial is a rare case in which a law enforcement officer could be convicted for allegedly failing to appropriately respond to criminal activity. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images) (2026 Getty Images)A memorial dedicated to the 19 children and two adults murdered on May 24, 2022, during the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School is seen on Jan. 5, 2026, in Uvalde, Texas. The first trial over law enforcement's delayed response to the Uvalde school shooting began Jan. 6, 2026, with former Uvalde CISD officer Adrian Gonzales standing trial in Corpus Christi. Gonzales faces 29 counts of child endangerment. The trial is a rare case in which a law enforcement officer could be convicted for allegedly failing to appropriately respond to criminal activity. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images) (2026 Getty Images)Children pay their respects at a memorial dedicated to the 19 children and two adults murdered on May 24, 2022, during the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on Jan. 5, 2026, in Uvalde, Texas. The first trial over law enforcement's delayed response to the Uvalde school shooting began Jan. 6, 2026, with former Uvalde CISD officer Adrian Gonzales standing trial in Corpus Christi. Gonzales faces 29 counts of child endangerment. The trial is a rare case in which a law enforcement officer could be convicted for allegedly failing to appropriately respond to criminal activity. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images) (2026 Getty Images)
Erica Hernandez is an Emmy award-winning journalist with 15 years of experience in the broadcast news business. Erica has covered a wide array of stories all over Central and South Texas. She's currently the court reporter and cohost of the podcast Texas Crime Stories.