Former deputy charged for his 'complete inaction' in Parkland school shooting

BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. (WEAR) — A former Broward County Sheriff’s deputy was arrested Tuesday on seven counts of child neglect of a child, three counts of culpable negligence, and one count of perjury.

The arrest of 56-year-old Scot Peterson comes after a 15-month investigation into the actions of law enforcement following the Marjory Stoneman Douglas (MSD) High School shooting on February 14, 2018.

Peterson was the school resource officer at MSD High School during the school shooting.

According to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), the investigation shows Peterson refused to investigate the source of gunshots, retreated during the active shooting while victims were being shot and directed other law enforcement who arrived on scene to stay 500 feet away from the building.

“The FDLE investigation shows former Deputy Peterson did absolutely nothing to mitigate the MSD shooting that killed 17 children, teachers and staff and injured 17 others,” said FDLE Commissioner Rick Swearingen. “There can be no excuse for his complete inaction and no question that his inaction cost lives.” https://weartv.com/news/local/former-deputy-charged-for-his-complete-inaction-in-parkland-school-shooting

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