A state trooper hired then later fired by the Uvalde CISD Police Department worked sparingly in the weeks before leaving the state agency and started her new position a day after formally resigning, timecard records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.
Officer Crimson Elizondo resigned from the Texas Department of Public Safety on Aug. 29, while under investigation by DPS for possible inconsistent actions during the May 24 massacre at Uvalde’s Robb Elementary School.
Elizondo started with UCISD PD the following day, Aug. 30, Texas Commission on Law Enforcement records revealed Thursday.she was hired by the small department despite being among a small group of DPS officers facing possible disciplinary action.confirmed those officers had been under investigation since July.
Body-worn camera video showed Elizondo in her trooper uniform, standing outside the school and then briefly walking in the hallway near the classroom the gunman entered. She mainly remained outside and once the gunman was killed, Elizondo helped escort other students outside. Body camera footage at one point captured Elizondo saying, “If my son had been in there, I would not have been outside. I promise you that.”The records confirm Elizondo worked eight full days in August. She used a combination of compensatory time, sick leave and holiday comp time to cover portions or the entirety of her other scheduled shifts.
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