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Deputy Who Failed to Engage Florida School Shooter Retires

HeadlineFeb 23, 2018

President Trump’s proposal to arm teachers came as Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel said Thursday the only armed officer present at Stoneman Douglas High School during the massacre on Valentine’s Day took cover outside and failed to enter the school to engage the shooter. The deputy, Scot Peterson, resigned and then retired after he was suspended without pay. Sheriff Israel said surveillance video showed him doing “nothing” during the assault.

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