Coverage dated October 21, 2022

Texas state police fire 1st officer over Uvalde response

Headline from KOB 4

The Texas Department of Public Safety fired an officer Friday who was at the scene of the Uvalde school massacre in May. Sgt. Juan Maldonado becomes the first member of the state police force to lose their job in the fallout over the hesitant law enforcement to one of the classroom shootings in U.S.

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  1. KOB 4

    Texas state police fire 1st officer over Uvalde response (opens KOB 4)

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    KOB 4's feed description

    The Texas Department of Public Safety fired an officer Friday who was at the scene of the Uvalde school massacre in May. Sgt. Juan Maldonado becomes the first member of the state police force to lose their job in the fallout over the hesitant law enforcement to one of the classroom shootings in U.S.

  2. Delaware Public Media

    Texas state police fire first officer over Uvalde school massacre response (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    The officer becomes the first member of the state police force to lose their job in the fallout over the hesitant response to the May school attack that killed 19 children and two teachers.

  3. NBC Los Angeles

    Texas State Police Fire Officer Over Uvalde School Shooting (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    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.

  4. NBC 6 South Florida

    Texas DPS Fires First Officer Over Uvalde School Shooting Response (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    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.

  5. The Daily Caller

    Texas Fires State Trooper Who Stalled During Uvalde Massacre (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    The Texas DPS has fired a state trooper who responded to the May shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, that left 21 people dead.

  6. CBS News

    Texas state trooper fired over his response to Uvalde shooting (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Sgt. Juan Maldonado is the third officer to be fired over the botched law enforcement response to the shooting.

  7. KENS 5 San Antonio

    Texas DPS sergeant who responded to Uvalde shooting fired amid ongoing investigations into law enforcement response (opens KENS 5 San Antonio)

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    KENS 5 San Antonio's feed description

    Sergeant Juan Maldonado is the first state police officer fired in the aftermath of a botched police response to the shooting.

  8. PBS NewsHour

    Texas fires 1st state police officer amid fallout over response to Uvalde shooting (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    The Texas Department of Public Safety fired an officer Friday 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.

  9. Sioux City Journal

    Texas state police fire first officer over Uvalde response (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    Sioux City Journal's feed description

    The Texas Department of Public Safety has fired an officer who was at the scene of the Uvalde school massacre in May. Sgt. Juan Maldonado becomes the first member of

  10. NBC News

    Officer who responded to Uvalde shooting has been fired, 1st from Texas state police (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Juan Maldonado was served with termination papers. He is the first DPS officer fired after the widely condemned police response.

  11. KESQ Palm Springs

    Texas state trooper who was among the first to respond to Uvalde school massacre has been fired, official says (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    KESQ Palm Springs's feed description

    By Shimon Prokupecz, Matthew J. Friedman, Rachel Clarke and Elizabeth Joseph, CNN 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…

  12. Fox26 Houston

    Texas state police sergeant who responded to Uvalde shooting fired amid ongoing investigations (opens Fox26 Houston)

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    Fox26 Houston's feed description

    The Department of Public Safety has fired Sgt. Juan Maldonado, one of the state troopers who responded to the May school shooting in Uvalde that left 21 dead.

  13. Hot Air

    Texas trooper fired amid investigation into the horror of Uvalde school shooting (opens Hot Air)

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    Hot Air's feed description

    First termination of a state law enforcement officer

  14. Fox News

    First Texas state law enforcement officer fired amid probe into Uvalde school shooting response (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The Texas DPS has terminated Sgt. Juan Maldonado for his alleged lack of action during the Uvalde school shooting which left 19 children and two adults dead.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.