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Reenactment with live gunfire at Parkland school part of victims' lawsuit against sheriff's deputy

  • A reenactment using live ammunition is taking place at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School as part of a lawsuit against the former deputy Scot Peterson.
  • Peterson is accused of failing to confront the gunman during the 2018 shooting that left 17 people dead.
  • Ballistics experts will fire shots from the same spots the gunman did to determine what Peterson heard during the attack.
  • Some community members and victims' families support the reenactment as necessary, while others believe it unnecessarily re-traumatizes the community.
  • After the reenactment, the school building where the shooting occurred will be demolished.
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