Deputy acquitted of all charges for failing to act during deadly Parkland school shooting
Peterson, who did not testify, has said that because of echoes, he could not pinpoint the shooter's location.
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Peterson, who did not testify, has said that because of echoes, he could not pinpoint the shooter's location.
Scot Peterson waited outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School for 48 minutes while 17 people were killed inside.
A former Florida sheriff’s deputy has been found not guilty of failing to act during the 2018 Parkland high school massacre. Fired Broward County Deputy Scot Peterson wept as Thursday’s
Florida sheriff's deputy Scot Peterson was acquitted of child neglect and other charges for actions during the 2018 Parkland school massacre.
The 60-year-old was the deputy assigned to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School when a shooter murdered 17 people there five years ago.