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Maldonado s ousting comes after public outcry and condemnation over the extreme delay in law enforcement response to the shooting at Robb Elementary
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Maldonado s ousting comes after public outcry and condemnation over the extreme delay in law enforcement response to the shooting at Robb Elementary
Sgt. Juan Maldonado, a Texas state trooper who was among the first to respond to the Uvalde mass school shooting in May, has been fired from the state Department of Public Safety, spokesperson Ericka Miller told CNN on Friday. The public safety department did not disclose the grounds for termination.Maldonado could not be reached for comment.Joshua Lott/The Washington Post via Getty A Texas state trooper who arrived at the scene of the Uvalde, Texas, massacre just five minutes after the shooting started has been fired.Ginger Adams Otis Oct.
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CNN has requested additional details from the department regarding their termination process, including timeframe and potential appeal process. CNN has also reached out to Maldonado for comment.” McCraw also has said he wishes DPS officers had seized control of the response, and that he would resign if his troopers had “any culpability” in the faulty police response to the shooting.
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Maldonado’s ousting comes after public outcry and condemnation over the extreme delay in law enforcement response to the shooting at Robb Elementary, where a teenage gunman entered adjoining classrooms on May 24 and opened fire. According to CNN, Department of Public Safety officials did not disclose a reason for Maldonado’s firing. The shooter killed 19 students and two teachers and wounded others, while dozens of officers arriving on scene failed to immediately take down the gunman.
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“It’s obvious that they controlled the lion's share of the scene and should have been in greater control. In early August, CNN was the first to report Maldonado was seen on body camera video arriving 4 minutes and 51 seconds after the gunman began his massacre, which became the deadliest school shooting in the US since 2012. A total of 376 law enforcement officers would arrive on the scene, yet it took 77 minutes from the onset of the attack before the gunman was shot and killed by authorities, according to a Texas House investigative committee.
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“Director McCraw failed those children directly then proceeded to lie about the DPS response.. Some 91 Department of Public Safety officers were among those on scene.
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In August, DPS Director Col.m. Steven McCraw announced an internal review of every DPS officer who responded to the shooting.
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Seven officers were subsequently referred to the inspector general for further investigation. Maldonado is seen on police body-camera footage outside an entrance to the school as Uvalde Police Sgt.
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Their names were not publicly released. CNN identified one of the officers being investigated as Capt. Canales, his ear grazed by a bullet fired by the gunman, told Maldonado: “Dude, we got to get in there.
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Joel Betancourt, who issued an order to delay the breach of the classrooms even as a Border Patrol Tactical Unit was entering and stopping the gunman. As of Thursday, Betancourt remained on active duty. Maldonado took one of his closest friends, Uvalde school district police officer Ruben Ruiz, to Robb Elementary that morning.
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DPS declined to comment on Betancourt when asked by CNN Friday. Another DPS officer under scrutiny was Crimson Elizondo, who left the department and was later hired as a police officer for the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District. But officers continued to to treat the matter as if they were dealing with a barricaded gunman instead of an active shooter.
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She was fired from that position after CNN reported what she did and said at Robb Elementary on the day of the massacre during the response. McCraw told CNN in September no officer would get a pass, adding he would also take responsibility if needed.
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By then, the gunman had killed 19 children and two teachers — including Mireles. “I’ll be the first to resign, I’ll gladly resign, I’ll tender my resignation to the governor if I think there is any culpability in the Department of Public Safety.
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Period,” he said. Maldonado is seen in other body-cam footage instead helping pull children and teachers out of classroom windows.
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CNN is in a coalition of news organizations suing the DPS for records relating to the investigations that have been withheld from the media and public. Uvalde school board superintendent retired As the fallout continues following law enforcement’s botched response to the massacre at Robb Elementary, families of the victims have been demanding greater accountability from officials. “Now if someone gave me a command … and they told me, ‘Hey, you need to go here,’ I’m going to follow that instruction because that’s what I’m told to do and I’m going to follow my orders.
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The school board in August fired Pete Arredondo, who was the Uvalde school district police chief at the time of the shooting. State officials identified Arredondo as the on-scene police commander, though he has said he did not consider himself in charge. At the time, DPS director McCraw blamed Arredondo for officers’ failure to confront the shooter, adding that the commander was “the only thing” that stopped officers.
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Local officials criticized McCraw and DPS for a lack of transparency regarding their investigation. Further, some parents also called for the removal of Hal Harrell, who served as the superintendent for the Uvalde school district.
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Harrell formally retired this week. “I am truly grateful for your support and well wishes. My decision to retire has not been made lightly and was made after much prayer and discernment,” he said in a social media post dated October 10.
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“My heart was broken on May 24th and I will always pray for each precious life that was tragically taken as well as their families.” Harrell’s retirement came months after a Texas state House committee that investigated the response found the school did not comply with safety policies. The committee’s report also said the school failed to adequately prepare for the risk of an armed intruder and the common practice of leaving doors unlocked. Before retiring, Harrell announced safety measures, including the addition of at least 33 officers, 500 cameras as well as the installation of fences around campuses.
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The district has since suspended its police force operations and placed a lieutenant and another top school official on leave as part of its investigation. CNN’s Aya Elamroussi contributed to this report.
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Will he get his pension? Texas State Trooper Who Responded to Uvalde Shooting FiredA Texas state trooper who responded to the elementary-school mass shooting in Uvalde has been fired, the Texas Department of Public Safety said Good News!!
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Texas state trooper fired over his response to Uvalde shootingThe Texas Department of Public Safety has fired a trooper who responded to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, which claimed the lives of 19 students and two teachers. The people who swore to serve & protect Uvalde failed miserably that day!
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The TexasState Police Officer Who Responded To The Uvalde Shooting Has Become The First From His Department To Be Fired Amid The Fallout Over The ResponseJuan Maldonado is the latest officer to be fired after intense scrutiny over law enforcement ’s response to the Uvalde school shooting in Texas where 19 children and 2 teachers were killed. The public safety department did not disclose the grounds for termination.Maldonado could not be reached for comment.Joshua Lott/The Washington Post via Getty A Texas state trooper who arrived at the scene of the Uvalde, Texas, massacre just five minutes after the shooting started has been fired.Ginger Adams Otis Oct.
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CNN has requested additional details from the department regarding their termination process, including timeframe and potential appeal process. CNN has also reached out to Maldonado for comment.” McCraw also has said he wishes DPS officers had seized control of the response, and that he would resign if his troopers had “any culpability” in the faulty police response to the shooting.
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Maldonado’s ousting comes after public outcry and condemnation over the extreme delay in law enforcement response to the shooting at Robb Elementary, where a teenage gunman entered adjoining classrooms on May 24 and opened fire. According to CNN, Department of Public Safety officials did not disclose a reason for Maldonado’s firing.
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The shooter killed 19 students and two teachers and wounded others, while dozens of officers arriving on scene failed to immediately take down the gunman. “It’s obvious that they controlled the lion's share of the scene and should have been in greater control. In early August, CNN was the first to report Maldonado was seen on body camera video arriving 4 minutes and 51 seconds after the gunman began his massacre, which became the deadliest school shooting in the US since 2012.
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A total of 376 law enforcement officers would arrive on the scene, yet it took 77 minutes from the onset of the attack before the gunman was shot and killed by authorities, according to a Texas House investigative committee. “Director McCraw failed those children directly then proceeded to lie about the DPS response.. Some 91 Department of Public Safety officers were among those on scene.
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In August, DPS Director Col.m. Steven McCraw announced an internal review of every DPS officer who responded to the shooting. Seven officers were subsequently referred to the inspector general for further investigation.
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Maldonado is seen on police body-camera footage outside an entrance to the school as Uvalde Police Sgt. Their names were not publicly released.
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CNN identified one of the officers being investigated as Capt. Canales, his ear grazed by a bullet fired by the gunman, told Maldonado: “Dude, we got to get in there.
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Joel Betancourt, who issued an order to delay the breach of the classrooms even as a Border Patrol Tactical Unit was entering and stopping the gunman. As of Thursday, Betancourt remained on active duty. Maldonado took one of his closest friends, Uvalde school district police officer Ruben Ruiz, to Robb Elementary that morning.
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DPS declined to comment on Betancourt when asked by CNN Friday. Another DPS officer under scrutiny was Crimson Elizondo, who left the department and was later hired as a police officer for the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District.
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But officers continued to to treat the matter as if they were dealing with a barricaded gunman instead of an active shooter. She was fired from that position after CNN reported what she did and said at Robb Elementary on the day of the massacre during the response.
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McCraw told CNN in September no officer would get a pass, adding he would also take responsibility if needed. By then, the gunman had killed 19 children and two teachers — including Mireles.
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“I’ll be the first to resign, I’ll gladly resign, I’ll tender my resignation to the governor if I think there is any culpability in the Department of Public Safety. Period,” he said.
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Maldonado is seen in other body-cam footage instead helping pull children and teachers out of classroom windows. CNN is in a coalition of news organizations suing the DPS for records relating to the investigations that have been withheld from the media and public.
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Uvalde school board superintendent retired As the fallout continues following law enforcement’s botched response to the massacre at Robb Elementary, families of the victims have been demanding greater accountability from officials. “Now if someone gave me a command … and they told me, ‘Hey, you need to go here,’ I’m going to follow that instruction because that’s what I’m told to do and I’m going to follow my orders.
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The school board in August fired Pete Arredondo, who was the Uvalde school district police chief at the time of the shooting. State officials identified Arredondo as the on-scene police commander, though he has said he did not consider himself in charge.
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At the time, DPS director McCraw blamed Arredondo for officers’ failure to confront the shooter, adding that the commander was “the only thing” that stopped officers. Local officials criticized McCraw and DPS for a lack of transparency regarding their investigation.
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“I am truly grateful for your support and well wishes. My decision to retire has not been made lightly and was made after much prayer and discernment,” he said in a social media post dated October 10. “My heart was broken on May 24th and I will always pray for each precious life that was tragically taken as well as their families.” Harrell’s retirement came months after a Texas state House committee that investigated the response found the school did not comply with safety policies.
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The committee’s report also said the school failed to adequately prepare for the risk of an armed intruder and the common practice of leaving doors unlocked. Before retiring, Harrell announced safety measures, including the addition of at least 33 officers, 500 cameras as well as the installation of fences around campuses.
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The district has since suspended its police force operations and placed a lieutenant and another top school official on leave as part of its investigation. CNN’s Aya Elamroussi contributed to this report. .
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