Deputy Scott Peterson, who was the school resource officer at Stoneman Douglas in Parkland, Florida, resigned from the department on Thursday after being told he would be suspended, Israel said. Trump insists on arming teachers despite lack of evidence it would stop shootings Read moreHe did not say if Peterson would face criminal charges. The sheriff says Peterson responded to the building where the shooting took place, took up a position outside a door and never went in. Nikolas Cruz, 19, fatally shot 17 people at the high school on 14 Februaryin the second deadliest shooting at an American public school. Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) ....History shows that a school shooting lasts, on average, 3 minutes.

Source: The Guardian February 22, 2018 23:10 UTC