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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Graig Graziosi

A security guard stood outside as 17 people were killed at Parkland. Now he’s on trial

Broward County DA

When police arrived at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School on 14, February, 2018 — as gunshots continued to echo through its halls — they made a shocking discovery.

On the east side of the building, his gun drawn as though holding the entire facility at bay, stood Broward County Sheriff's Deputy Scot Peterson. A police officer from the Sunrise Police Department came across Mr Peterson on his way to the school, and found him repeating the phrase "Oh my God, I can't believe this."

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