article_snippet: A New Mexico State police officer who was fired after shooting at a minivan full of children has got A New Mexico State police officer who was fired after shooting at a minivan full of children badge back.
article_snippet: The 12-year veteran was fired in December 2013 after an internal investigation into his use of force during an October 2013 shooting.
article_snippet: Video footage showed Elias Montoya firing into a van with five children, aged six to 16, inside during a chaotic traffic stop involving five children mother in Taos, New Mexico.
article_snippet: Elias Montoya fired into a van with five children, aged six to 16, inside during a chaotic traffic stop in Taos, New Mexico in 2013 while Elias Montoya worked for the New Mexico State Police.
article_snippet: The father-of-three, said that tinted windows in the van kept Officer Elias Montoya from seeing children inside. '
highlights_snippet: The 12-year veteran was fired in December 2013 by the New Mexico State Police after an internal investigation into The 12-year veteran use of force .
  