Shumita Basu

The indictment claims that witnesses alerted Gonzalez to the shooter's location and he heard the gunfire, but he failed to engage, distract, or delay the shooter.

And he didn't follow his active shooter training.

Here's the special prosecutor Bill Turner in his opening statement.

Gonzalez has pled not guilty to 29 counts of child abandonment or endangerment.

And his defense says he did take action by chasing who he thought was the gunman, then assisting other officers and helping evacuate kids from other classrooms.

Many of the victims' families have been watching the proceedings in the courtroom.

Manuel Rizzo, whose nine-year-old nephew was killed in the shooting, told Texas Public Radio why he was there.

Findel told us that prosecutors have not accused Gonzalez of causing the deaths or injuries of the children, and they must prove his actions negligently caused harm.

In attempting to prove his inaction was criminal, this case stands apart from most charges against police officers.

She told us there is really only one other case that parallels this, which was the trial of an officer who was on duty in Parkland, Florida, when a gunman killed 17 students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018.

That officer was acquitted of felony child neglect.

While some families of victims say they hope to see Gonzalez found guilty, Findel told us the focus on one individual following systemic failures hasn't satisfied everyone.

The closing arguments will be heard today.

Something kind of counterintuitive is happening in the American job market.

Companies are increasingly looking toward an older workforce to fill its open roles.

In fact, according to one recent analysis by a company that reviews employment trends, the average age for a new hire last year ticked up to 42 years old.

Taylor Telford is a Washington Post reporter, and she told us there are a couple of things going on that are making life difficult for Gen Zers.

Many people who are employed already are staying on the job longer, some into their 60s and 70s.

And then employers betting on AI making jobs easier and more efficient are increasingly looking for more seasoned resumes.

The data the Post examined showed that the share of workers 25 and younger has declined since 2022.