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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Graig Graziosi

Florida detective weeps on stand as he says Parkland school police officer who failed to react could have saved lives

© South Florida Sun Sentinel 2023

A homicide detective wept on the stand while testifying in the trial of a Parkland school resource officer who allegedly failed to intervene in a mass shooting that left 17 people dead.

Broward County Detective John Curcio, a 25-year veteran and the final witness of the prosecution, spent two hours testifying during the trial of Deputy Scot Peterson. When asked what the deputies' objective should have been during the shooting, Mr Curcio's demeanor changed.

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