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Court sides with New Mexico officer in minivan shooting

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN - Associated Press

FILE - This Oct. 28, 2013 file still from video provided by the New Mexico State Police shows three New Mexico State Police officers reacting as a minivan driven by motorist Oriana Farrell pulls away from a traffic stop that included one officer bashing the van’s window with his night stick and another, Elias Montoya, at left, firing three shots as the van drives off. Montoya, the New Mexico State Police officer fired after shooting at this minivan full of children near Taos has reached a deal with the state, but both sides are keeping quiet on the agreement. (AP Photo/New Mexico State Police, file)

Officer fired after minivan shooting not returning

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FILE - This file image from video provided by the New Mexico State Police shows three New Mexico State Police officers reacting as a minivan driven by motorist Oriana Farrell pulls away from a traffic stop that included one officer bashing the van’s window with his night stick and another, Elias Montoya, at left, firing three shots at the fleeing van, Oct. 28, 2013. Montoya, a fired New Mexico State Police officer, says his heart sank when he learned after shooting at the minivan that there were children in the vehicle. Montoya says in an interview with ABC-TV that he wouldn't have fired at the vehicle if he had known even one child was inside. (AP Photo/New Mexico State Police, File)

Ex-officer who shot at minivan shocked to see kids

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