Florida jury finds former Parkland school resource officer Scot Peterson not guilty on all counts

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Florida jury finds former Parkland school resource officer not guilty on all counts

Fox News senior correspondent Steve Harrigan reports on the Parkland shooting police deputy, who was accused of ‘doing nothing,’ being found not guilty on all counts.Peterson faced seven counts of felony child neglect and was the firstin the U.S. to face criminal charges stemming from his alleged inaction during an active school shooting. He was also charged with three counts of misdemeanor culpable negligence in relation to the adults shot in the building.

During the trial, students, a sheriff's deputy and teachers testified and were asked where they thought the initial shots were coming from during the Feb. 14, 2018, shooting at. Fourteen students and three staff members died during the shooting committed by Nikolas Cruz. Ryan Petty, whose daughter Alaina was killed in the Parkland shooting, told Fox News Digital that"Nothing in today’s verdict absolves Scot Peterson of his failures on February 14, 2018."

 

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