Who is Ruben Nolasco? Texas sheriff who responded to Uvalde rampage had no active shooter training
UVALDE, TEXAS: The top official in Uvalde County, Texas, where 19 elementary school students and two teachers were killed by gunman Salvador Ramos last May 24, still has not completed active shooter training, according to a local aide who spoke at a Commissioners Court meeting Monday, December 12. Sheriff Ruben Nolasco, who has come under fire for his lack of leadership during the Robb Elementary massacre, is one of three officers in the department he heads who have not completed the training to date, the consultant noted. Only 20 per cent of the 15 officers in the Uvalde County Sheriff's Office had received training on handling an active shooter situation at the time of the tragedy.
Richard W Carter, who claims he was hired only to investigate the operations of the sheriff's office and not the actions of deputies on May 24, said Sheriff Ruben Nolasco was one of those who did not receive active-shooter training, according to KAGS TV. “He has not taken the course that his officers, all but three of his officers have. He plans to do that in the immediate future,” Carter told reporters after the meeting. “What I understand is he wanted to make sure all his people that might go out were trained,” Carter added.
