After being wounded at a workplace shooting last April, Trooper Juan Tovar was recognized at the Houston Rodeo on Tuesday as First Responder of the Year.
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When injured trooper couldn t attend son s game, fellow officers stepped up to be there
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and last updated 2021-04-19 17:40:14-04
BRYAN, Texas â A trooper with the Texas Department of Public Safety was unable to attend his sonâs baseball game after being shot in the line of duty, so his fellow officers stepped up to be there.
Last Wednesday, the department posted photos of DPS members standing on the sidelines of the boyâs game to support him during the difficult time.
Though Trooper Tovar was unable to attend his sonâs baseball game last night, DPS members stood on the sidelines for him.
Texas DPS Trooper Tovar returns home, how you can help his recovery
Trooper Juan Tovar was shot while chasing a suspect in a mass shooting in Bryan on April 8 near Iola. Author: Erin Wencl (KAGS) Updated: 6:37 PM CDT April 14, 2021
MADISON COUNTY, Texas The Texas DPS trooper who was shot while chasing the suspect in Bryan s Kent Moore shooting on April 8 has been released from the hospital.
Trooper Juan Tovar, who has been with DPS out of Madison County since 2017, suffered a gunshot wound to his face on April 8. Tovar was on patrol in Madison County when he heard the call go out on the suspect who may have been responsible for the mass shooting at Kent Moore Cabinets. Trooper Tovar then went to Grimes County near Iola, where it was suspected the shooter may be heading. Authorities said he confronted the suspect just south of Iola ISD and the suspect began firing at Trooper Tovar.
Community of Madisonville gives Trooper Juan Tovar a hero s welcome after release from hospital
Nearly a week after DPS Trooper Juan Tovar was shot while trying to apprehend the suspect in the Kent Moore Cabinets mass shooting, he has returned home and received a hero s welcome from the Madisonville community.
and last updated 2021-04-15 01:01:42-04
MADISONVILLE, TX â Nearly a week after DPS Trooper Juan Tovar was shot while trying to apprehend the suspect in the Kent Moore Cabinets mass shooting, he has returned home and received a hero s welcome from the Madisonville community.
Wednesday afternoon, Trooper Tovar landed at the Madisonville Municipal Airport. The community gathered to welcome home one of their own.