US officer Scot Peterson not guilty over Parkland school shooting response - BBC News

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Former sheriff's deputy Scot Peterson has been found not guilty of failing to protect students when a gunman opened fire at a Florida high school in 2018.

He stayed outside during the attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, near Miami.

Mr Peterson, the school's resource officer, was found not guilty of 11 charges including felony child neglect, culpable negligence and perjury.

The attack, among the deadliest at a US school, saw 17 killed and 17 injured.

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