Overview
- Testimony ended early Thursday after a juror learned his wife was hospitalized, and the judge will address a possible alternate on Friday.
- Retired Sgt. Daniel Coronado described trying to enter Robb Elementary with Gonzales and Pete Arredondo, recalling dark hallways, gunfire, a retreat under fire, and radio calls for SWAT.
- An instructor who trained Gonzales told jurors officers should move to stop an active shooter without waiting for backup, while the defense argued real-world chaos complicates that guidance.
- Former teaching aide Meloyde Flores testified she saw the gunman and told Gonzales where he was headed, though the defense highlighted inconsistencies in her account.
- A victim’s sister, Velma Duran, was removed and barred after an outburst earlier in the week, as the trial focuses on 29 child endangerment counts linked to a response that took 77 minutes before a tactical entry.