Crimson Elizondo was one of the first of the 91 DPS officers to arrive, one of the 376 total law enforcement personnel who went to the school where the shooter was left for 77 minutes — with …
Superintendent Hal Harrell told a special town hall meeting in August thataround the district’s eight schools. After initial concern by residents that officers who failed to stop the killing would be tasked with school security, parent Brett Cross told CNN he had been assured the deployed DPS officers would not have been responders to the shooting.
It made them feel uneasy, CNN has learned, yet another reminder of the deadly day in a town that is full of such reminders.It’s also unclear if the school district knew of the investigation when she was hired. The district and its staff have not responded to emails and calls and a personal approach from CNN about this story.Sources familiar with the investigation confirmed to CNN that Elizondo is one of seven officers whose conduct is being investigated by DPS, but neither their names nor their actions or inactions have been made public.
She gets out of her official vehicle but does not retrieve any tactical body armor or her long rifle, as officers are trained to do.
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