UVALDE, Texas — (UVALDE, Texas) -- One of the first Texas state troopers to arrive at the scene of the May 24 elementary school mass shooting is being fired by the Texas Department of Public Safety, a spokesperson told ABC News.
"The department can confirm Sgt. Juan Maldonado was served with termination papers today," a spokesperson for Texas DPS said.
DPS announced Sept. 6 that five DPS officers on-site at Robb had been referred to the IG. That number grew to seven. Maldonado was a 23-year veteran of the state agency and public information officer for the region. Maldonado did not respond to ABC News for comment.Berlinda Arreola, step grandmother to Amerie Jo Garza who was on the children killed, told ABC News that it was"disappointing," that the police officers had not entered the classroom,
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