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Uvalde schools fire ex-Texas trooper who was at shooting

Headline from Fox7 Austin

Following new outrage by Uvalde parents, school officials Thursday abruptly fired a former Texas state trooper who was on scene of the Robb Elementary School massacre and then hired by the school district after the shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers.

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  1. Fox7 Austin

    Uvalde schools fire ex-Texas trooper who was at shooting (opens Fox7 Austin)

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    Fox7 Austin's feed description

    Following new outrage by Uvalde parents, school officials Thursday abruptly fired a former Texas state trooper who was on scene of the Robb Elementary School massacre and then hired by the school district after the shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers.

  2. CBS News

    Uvalde schools fire ex-Texas state trooper who responded to mass shooting after outrage from parents (opens CBS News)

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    Uvalde school officials have abruptly fired a former Texas state trooper who was on scene of the Robb Elementary School massacre in May and then hired by the school district.

  3. KRDO

    Uvalde school district fires officer after CNN identifies her as trooper under investigation for her response to massacre (opens KRDO)

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    By Shimon Prokupecz, Matthew J. Friedman and Rachel Clarke, CNN The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District fired a newly hired school officer on Thursday after CNN identified her as one of the officers under investigation for her actions during the Uvalde school massacre in May.

  4. Tyler Morning Telegraph

    Uvalde schools hire — and then fire — former DPS trooper under investigation for shooting response (opens Tyler Morning Telegraph)

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    UVALDE — Uvalde school officials have fired a recently hired district police officer after it became public that she was one of the first state troopers to arrive at Robb

  5. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Uvalde school hires ex-trooper who responded to massacre (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    A former Texas state trooper who was part of the law enforcement response now under investigation for its actions during the deadly school shooting in Uvalde has been hired by the school district as a campus police officer.

  6. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Uvalde schools fire officer who was at shooting as Texas state trooper (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    Crimson Elizondo was a Texas state trooper on the campus of Robb Elementary School in Uvalde during the May attack there. She resigned in August and was hired as a Uvalde schools officer. She was fired from that job on Thursday, less than 24 hours after CNN reported her background.

  7. NBC News

    Uvalde schools hire, then fire ex-Texas trooper under investigation over her actions during massacre (opens NBC News)

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    State Sen. Roland Gutierrez, whose district includes Uvalde, said Officer Crimson Elizondo’s hiring “slapped this community in the face.”

  8. Fox News

    Uvalde school district fires new police officer who is under investigation by Texas DPS (opens Fox News)

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    The Uvalde school district fired a recently hired police officer who is under investigation by the Texas DPS for her response to the Robb Elementary School shooting.

  9. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Uvalde school district fires officer after CNN IDs her as trooper under investigation (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    WISH-TV Indianapolis's feed description

    (CNN) — The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District fired a […]

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