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Texas DPS Fires First Officer Over Uvalde School Shooting Response
10/22/2022 6:58:00 AM Texas DPS Fires First Officer Over Uvalde School Shooting Response
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Texas DPS Fires First Officer Over Uvalde School Shooting Response The Texas Department of Public Safety has fired an officer who was at the scene of the Uvalde school massacre and becomes the first member of the state police force to lose their job in the fallout over the hesitant response to the May attack. Maldonado could not be reached for comment Friday night.Seven DPS troopers were put under internal investigation this summer after a damning report by lawmakers revealed that state police had more than 90 officers at the scene, more than any other agency. Steve McCraw, the DPS director, has called the law enforcement response an “abject failure” but put most of the blame on former Uvalde school police Chief Pete Arredondo, who was fired in August and can be seen on body cam video searching in futility for a key to the classroom door that may have been unlocked the entire time. Read more:
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Texas state police fire first officer over Uvalde responseThe Texas Department of Public Safety has fired an officer who was at the scene of the Uvalde school massacre in May and pick your alerts.Janet Dudding .According to NBC News and The Washington Post, the state passed a law last year that required the Texas Education Agency to “provide identification kits to school districts and open-enrollment charter schools for distribution to the parent or legal custodian of certain students.03:10 TEXAS (CBSDFW. Maldonado could not be reached for comment Friday night. Seven DPS troopers were put under internal investigation this summer after a damning report by lawmakers revealed that state police had more than 90 officers at the scene, more than any other agency. Texas Attorney General challenger Rochelle Garza speaks to delegates and guests during the Lady Bird Breakfast fundraiser at the 2022 Texas Democratic Convention at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, July 16, 2022. Steve McCraw, the DPS director, has called the law enforcement response an “abject failure” but put most of the blame on former Uvalde school police Chief Pete Arredondo, who was fired in August and can be seen on body cam video searching in futility for a key to the classroom door that may have been unlocked the entire time. According to the news outlets, some of the Robb Elementary School victims were not easily identifiable due to their horrific injuries, so families had to provide DNA samples to help identify bodies. But the Uvalde mayor, parents of the victims and some lawmakers have accused DPS of trying to minimize its own failures.S. State Sen. Dr. Roland Gutierrez, a Democrat whose district includes Uvalde, reacted to news of the firing by saying that accountability in the department should not end there. (Tom Fox / Staff Photographer ) Hegar has served as the state’s chief financial officer since January 2015 and has been involved in Texas politics for two decades — he was elected to the Texas House in 2002. Greg Abbott is choosing to send DNA kits to schools that parents can use to identify their children’s bodies AFTER they’ve been murdered rather than pass gun safety laws to proactively protect their lives,” said Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, in a tweet, per The Post. “Ninety more to go, plus the DPS director,” he said. Get updates on Sign up for our News Headlines newsletter. 11 campaign finance reports. Gutierrez has sued DPS in an effort to obtain documents surrounding the response to the shooting. According to the National Child Identification Program website, the kits include an inkless fingerprint kit, DNA collection, and an inkless applicator. Several media outlets, including The Associated Press, have also asked courts to compel authorities and Uvalde officials to release records under public information laws.5 million of cash on hand compared to $50,000 for Dudding. Blank said,"I think ultimately the national storyline has won out over the local storyline. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who is up for reelection in November, has stood by McCraw and said during a September debate there needed to be “accountability for law enforcement at every level. Hegar also has another advantage in that a Democrat has not been elected to statewide office in more than 25 years.” A spokesperson for Abbott did not return messages seeking comment about the firing. One of the DPS troopers put under internal investigation was Crimson Elizondo, who resigned and later was hired by Uvalde schools to work as a campus police officer. The 88th Texas Legislative Session begins Jan. She was fired less than 24 hours after outraged parents in Uvalde found out about her hiring. Wade in June, people in Dallas took to the streets to oppose the decision and the new state law which bans most abortions with the exception to save the mother's life. UVALDE SCHOOL SHOOTING . If he wins reelection, this coming legislative session will be Heger’s fifth as comptroller.