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Former Deputy Goes on Trial for Failure to Confront Parkland Shooter

  • Ex-school resource officer Scot Peterson faces trial for failing to confront the gunman who killed 17 people and injured 17 others at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
  • Peterson faces seven counts of felony child neglect and three counts of misdemeanor culpable negligence for failing to protect students and teachers during the shooting.
  • Prosecutors argue that Peterson could have prevented six murders and four injuries on the third floor of the building that day.
  • Peterson's attorney argues that he committed no crime and that he didn't know where the gunfire was coming from.
  • If convicted on all counts, Peterson faces up to approximately 96 years in prison and lose his pension.
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