Key takeaways:
- Scot Peterson is set to stand trial next week for his failure to confront the gunman responsible for the Parkland High School shooting in 2018.
- Peterson was assigned to the school at the time of the shooting and claims he did not enter the building because he believed the shots were coming from outside.
- Peterson has been charged with seven counts of neglect of a child, three counts of culpable negligence, and one count of perjury and the trial is set to begin on June 30th.
A former Broward County Sheriff’s Deputy, Scot Peterson, is set to stand trial next week for his failure to confront the gunman responsible for the Parkland High School shooting in 2018. At a court hearing on Monday, Peterson expressed his desire for the public to know that he did everything he could to stop the tragedy.
Peterson was assigned to the school at the time of the shooting and claims he did not enter the three-story classroom building during the six-minute massacre because he believed the shots were coming from outside.
The shooting resulted in the death of 14 students and 3 staff members. In the aftermath of the tragedy, some victims’ parents have labeled Peterson as a coward for not entering the building.
Peterson was fired from the Broward County Sheriff’s Office in 2018 and has since been charged with seven counts of neglect of a child, three counts of culpable negligence, and one count of perjury.
The trial is set to begin on June 30th and Peterson is looking forward to the opportunity to tell his side of the story.
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