| As Gunman Rampaged Through Florida School, Armed Deputy 'Never Went In' |
| Friday, 23 February 2018 09:39 |
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Excerpt: "The only armed sheriff's deputy at a Florida high school where 17 people were killed took cover outside rather than charging into the building when the massacre began, the Broward County sheriff said on Thursday."
As Gunman Rampaged Through Florida School, Armed Deputy 'Never Went In'23 February 18
The deputy, Scot Peterson, resigned on Thursday after being suspended without pay after Sheriff Scott Israel reviewed surveillance video. “He never went in,” Sheriff Israel said in a news conference. He said the video showed Deputy Peterson doing “nothing.” |
he only armed sheriff’s deputy at a Florida high school where 17 people were killed took cover outside rather than charging into the building when the massacre began, the Broward County sheriff said on Thursday. The sheriff also acknowledged that his office received 23 calls related to the suspect going back a decade, including one last year that said he was collecting knives and guns, but may not have adequately followed up.