Angeli Gomez said Thursday an officer threatened to charge her for violating probation on an unrelated charge for “obstruction of justice.”
A mother who ran into an elementary school to rescue her two children during a mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, last week says police threatened to violate her probation for speaking about the incident to reporters. Angeli Gomez told CBS News on Thursday that she was forced to rush into Robb Elementary School after watching police fail to quickly respond to the deadly shooting. A total of 19 students and two teachers were killed when 18-year-old gunman Salvador Ramos entered the school and opened fire. After speaking critically about the incident to media outlets, Gomez said an officer threatened to charge her for violating probation on an unrelated charge for “obstruction of justice.” However, she added that she spoke to a local judge who assured her that she was “brave” and that she would not face legal repercussions for sharing her story. Her account comes amid a flurry of similar reports from parents and relatives who said they were on-site during the devastating massacre and watched as police failed to intervene. Gomez told CBS that she arrived at the school while the shooting was still taking place and found that several armed officers were standing by outside.
