Israel said he suspended School Resource Deputy Scot Peterson on Thursday after seeing a video from the Parkland, Fla., school that showed Peterson outside the school building where the shooter was inside and attacking. When asked what the deputy should have done, Israel said: “Went in and addressed the killer. Israel said two other officers have been placed on a restricted assignment pending an internal investigation relating the school shooting. Paperwork released by the sheriff’s office showed that Peterson, hired in July 1985, signed his retirement paperwork on Thursday afternoon. The sheriff’s office said a deputy contacted the caller, determined that Cruz had knives and a BB gun and sent the information to the school resource officer — presumably Peterson.

Source: Washington Post February 22, 2018 23:19 UTC