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Closing Arguments Set in Trial of Florida Deputy Charged With Failing to Confront School Shooter

  • Closing arguments scheduled in trial of former Florida sheriff's deputy accused of failing to confront Parkland shooter
  • Deputy Scot Peterson charged with felony child neglect and other charges for alleged failure to confront shooter before he reached third floor of building
  • Prosecutors called witnesses who testified about the horror they experienced and how they knew where the shooter was
  • Peterson's attorney called witnesses who testified they did not think the shots were coming from the building
  • Jury to decide whether Peterson was a "caregiver" to the juvenile students who died and were wounded on the third floor
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