A Uvalde district police officer named Crimson Elizondo has been fired after being blasted by parents following a report exposing her as being one of the first officers on the scene of the Robb Elementary School massacre.
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Elizondo, 45, who resigned after enraged parents assailed her for failing to intervene in the massacre, was evidently rehired to protect the school, according to CNN. She has allegedly been fired as an officer at the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District after parents once again protested her coming back on board.
She is a former officer with the Texas Department of Public Safety. Elizondo was one of the first officers to arrive on the scene of the shooting at Robb Elementary School on May 24.
Bodycam footage shows her outside the building not making an attempt to enter it. When that surfaced, she quietly resigned as an investigation was launched into her response.
After the massacre, Elizondo was shockingly hired by the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District (UCISD) to protect survivors of the shooting that left 19 children and two teachers dead.
Former trooper investigated for Uvalde School massacre response fired from new job after @ShimonPro reporting: pic.twitter.com/jJAN5GmZuX
— Ana Cabrera (@AnaCabrera) October 6, 2022
When parents saw the officer on duty this week, they immediately knew who she was and demanded that she be fired. The school district complied and terminated her on Thursday along with issuing a groveling apology to the families of the victims who were slaughtered at the school.
“We are deeply distressed by the information that was disclosed yesterday evening concerning one of our recently hired employees, Crimson Elizondo,” UCISD asserted.
“We sincerely apologize to the victim’s families and the greater Uvalde community for the pain that this revelation has caused,” they added.
“Crimson Elizondo has been terminated from her position with the Uvalde CISD.” https://t.co/vHBYqCFqn4
— LivesRobbed (@LivesRobbed) October 6, 2022
More bodycam footage reportedly shows Elizondo taking care of survivors in the aftermath of the shooting. She also allegedly commented to another officer that she would have rushed into the school if it was her son in danger.
“Yeah my son’s in daycare, he’s not old enough. Yeah no, if my son had been in there, I would not have been outside, I promise you that,” she remarked.
After CNN report, Uvalde school district fires officer who was rehired after Robb Elementary shooting– while still under investigation for her response that day. @ShimonPro has the story: pic.twitter.com/kQMIZUVkxX
— New Day (@NewDay) October 7, 2022
Brett Cross, a father who lost his son Uziyah Garcia in the school shooting, was enraged to see Elizondo at the school despite assurances to parents that those who failed their duty that day would not be rehired.
“I asked when they said we were getting more officers, if they were hiring officers who were there on May 24,” he recalled. “They told me, ‘No.’ And honestly, I’m pissed off at the remarks she had to say.”
Elizondo is one of seven officers who are being investigated for not intervening that day and for “actions which may be inconsistent with training and requirements.” Video footage shows her without proper body armor or being equipped with a rifle that day per protocol. She was also seen standing around with officers waiting to act as children were killed inside the school.
“We are disgusted and angry at Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District’s (UCISD) decision to hire Officer Crimson Elizondo,” the families declared in a statement. “Her hiring puts into question the credibility and thoroughness of UCISD’s HR and vetting practices.”
“It wasn’t your baby, right? That’s why you didn’t go in ‘Officer Elizondo,'” Kimberly Garcia, who lost her daughter Amerie, tweeted. “She was there WITHIN MINUTES? But her child wasn’t in there so it didn’t matter. MY child WAS IN THERE! My child was SCARED! She was in danger! Those babies and 2 teachers were in there! McCraw RESIGN NOW!”
It wasnt your baby, right? Thats why you didnt go in “Officer Elizondo” ? She was there WITHIN MINUTES? But her child wasnt in there so it didnt matter. MY child WAS IN THERE! My child was SCARED! She was in danger! Those babies and 2 teachers were in there! McCraw RESIGN NOW!
— Kimberly Garcia (@kim_amerie) October 6, 2022
“What mother would leave another mothers babies in those rooms to die! If this isn’t proof enough, then what the hell is??????? This is proof that @Uvalde_CISD does not care about our children. How can she resign from DPS during an investigation and get hired to work @Uvalde_CISD,” Gloria Cazares, who also lost her daughter Jackie in the massacre, railed.
What mother would leave another mothers babies in those rooms to die! If this isn’t proof enough, then what the hell is??????? This is proof that @Uvalde_CISD does not care about our children. How can she resign from DPS during an investigation and get hired to work @Uvalde_CISD https://t.co/52Gb2jrq7w
— Gloria Cazares (@GloriaCazares82) October 6, 2022
Gov. Greg Abbott claims the school district reached out to Texas DPS before hiring Elizondo and was told the officer “had actions inconsistent with training and department requirements,” according to the Texas Tribune.
“So that school district had full information about the person they chose to go ahead and hire, and that’s up to the school district — not DPS, not anybody else — to have to own up to the poor decision they made,” Abbott told reporters on Thursday.
They fucking knew! Furthering my point that UCISD administrators do not give a flying fuck about us or our kids. They knowingly hired her. https://t.co/xqadlb1KuH
— Brett Cross (@BCross052422) October 6, 2022
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