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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Terry Spencer

Prosecutor: Deputy could have stopped Parkland school shooting but chose to take cover

© South Florida Sun Sentinel 2023

A Florida sheriff’s deputy at the scene of the Parkland school shooting is on trial over whether he failed to take action and prevent the deaths of six of the 17 people killed in the 2018 massacre.

In opening statements Wednesday, a prosecutor told the jury that Scot Peterson, a former Broward County Deputy, took cover instead of charging inside a building to confront shooter Nikolas Cruz as he carried out his six-minute attack.

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