Overview
- Former teacher Stephanie Hale testified she saw the shooter on the school's south side, where Adrian Gonzales was positioned, a detail she did not give in a 2022 interview.
- Judge Sid Harle sent the jury home until Thursday and held proceedings without jurors, allowing the defense to question District Attorney Christina Mitchell and an investigator about disclosures.
- Defense attorneys allege a discovery violation under Texas’ Michael Morton Act and Brady, calling the situation a trial by ambush and indicating a mistrial could be sought.
- Prosecutors told jurors Gonzales arrived before the shooter entered and failed to engage despite training, while the defense says he acted on the information he had and helped evacuate children.
- Gonzales faces 29 counts of child endangerment and abandonment tied to the 2022 attack that killed 19 students and two teachers, a rare criminal test of police inaction moved to Corpus Christi; each count carries six months to two years in state jail.