A police officer who responded to last year’s Pulse Nightclub massacre in Florida is being dismissed — just six months before being eligible to receive pension benefits.
Cpl. Omar Delgado of the Eatonville Police Department was told Monday that his last day would be Dec. 31.
Six more months would have allowed the 45-year-old officer to collect 64 percent of his salary, plus benefits, for life. Instead, he will now receive only 42 percent of his salary starting at age 55, the Orlando Sentinel reported.
The officer claims the department made the decision after a doctor found him unfit to return to full duty because of post-traumatic stress disorder.
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