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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Gustaf Kilander

Parkland school police officer who failed to intervene in mass shooting cleared of child neglect charges

AP

The former sheriff’s deputy who failed to act during the Parkland high school shooting in 2018 when 17 people were killed has been found not guilty of child neglect and other charges.

Scot Peterson moved away from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School as children and teachers were inside with the gunman.

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