Six years after mass shooting, wounded Santa Fe ISD police officer still fighting for benefits

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Six years after mass shooting, wounded Santa Fe ISD police officer still fighting for benefits
Mass ShootingJohn BarnesSanta Fe High School
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Barnes was the first officer to confront the gunman and was hit with a blast from a shotgun, which shredded an artery in his arm.

This week’s Insider Deals are so good you’ll want all of themFormer Santa Fe ISD police officer John Barnes was critically wounded during the mass shooting at Santa Fe High School on May 18, 2018.

Barnes had to be revived twice the day of the shooting and that arm has permanent damage. The injuries forced Barnes to medically retire from the district’s police department. Barnes said he assumed he would receive some form of medical disability but later learned that was not the case. Barnes had only been with Santa Fe ISD police for four months when he was shot. He joined the department after retiring from the Houston Police Department.

, and recounted what happened at the high school that morning. It was the last Friday of the school year and he was in his office when he was first alerted to trouble. You can hear him tell the full story of that day in our documentary,mass shooting was postponed. It was set to start at the end of this month. Attorneys for the families argued they wanted to get a look at the criminal case file. That case is stalled becauseAward winning investigative journalist who joined KPRC 2 in July 2000.

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