The school was preserved largely untouched as evidence, first for the gunman's trial and later for the trial of the school resource officer who was on duty the day of the shooting. He faced charges for not rushing to confront the shooter after the attack began. A j...
FORT LAUDERDALE— Fellow police officers testified in the case against former school resource officer Scot Peterson. He's on trial, accused of not racing into Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School to go after the shooter who was opening fire on students in 2018. Instead, he t...
The Department of Justice has reached a settlement with parents of the Parkland shooting victims. Oct 20, 2021, 2:14 PM Parkland shooter addresses court as he pleads guilty in high school massacre Nikolas Cruz is pleading guilty in the Parkland, Florida, mass shooting. Oct 15, 2021, 11...
Many families of the17 people killedduring last year's school shooting in Parkland, Florida are applauding thearrest of the manwhose job it was to keep students safe. Former Florida deputy Scot Peterson, the only armed school resource officer assigned to protect students, faces...
Meanwhile, questions also remain regarding BSO contact with accused school shooter Nikolas Cruz. Logs show the department received 23 calls related to Cruz since 2008. As a result, two deputies are under investigation. Deputies Edward Eason and Guntis Treijis were placed on restrictive duty as inve...
the state collected was on the state Department of Education website in just a massive excel spreadsheet that was completely unusable, I wanted to give parents this information," Schachter said. "Parents will now have the information they need to start a conversation with their school district....
A lawyer for school resource officer Scot Peterson says he is confident he followed procedures and will be exonerated
who lost her daughter Alyssa. "He had a duty to act -- that was his job.""There is a difference between cowardice and criminal activity," said Richard Swearingen, Florida Department of Law Enforcement Commissioner. "I think what you found here is they're examples of ...
Kai Koerber, a survivor of the shooting who graduated Sunday, said the charges reflect both the alleged failings of Peterson and the sheriff’s department. “We need to make sure that our first responders are ready to put their lives on the line to save the lives of others. The job of...
“The pusillanimous Scot Peterson remained safe in his position away from Nikolas Cruz, never once attempting to go inside Building 12, where the school resource officer knew the shooting was taking place, never once attempting to save a life, never once attempting to fire a single bullet at...