GUILTY FL - 17 killed in Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, Parkland, 14 Feb 2018 *shooter Guilty, School officer NG* #5

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6/9/2023

FORT LAUDERDALE — Fellow police officers testified in the case against former school resource officer Scot Peterson.

He's on trial, accused of not racing into Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School to go after the shooter who was opening fire on students in 2018. Instead, he took cover behind a pillar.

"He's standing there, he may have had his firearm in his hand, but standing there, maybe touching his radios couple of times, that's really it," recalled former Coral Springs Police Officer Richard Vest.

Peterson's attorney argued he didn't charge in because he didn't know where the gunfire was coming from. He put a drama teacher on the stand saying she thought it was coming from somewhere else.

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Police officers testify in case against former Parkland school resource officer Scot Peterson

Fellow police officers testified in the case against former school resource officer Scot Peterson.
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I listened to one of Lawyer You Know’s videos on this case and it sounds like the defense’s argument will be he didn’t know where the shots were coming from so he couldn’t run towards the shots to stop the shooter. It sounds like he DID have a duty to run towards the shots in a school shooting situation.

I’m not sure that’s convincing to me. He didn’t know so he stayed put? Idk. I think he was scared and froze up. But again, I don’t know all the facts so I’m just speculating here. LYK also raised the question briefly of the benefit of doing this trial and going thru the gruesome details once more. Based on the statements made at the end of the penalty phase, it’s clear the families are angry and feel they didn’t get justice. Is some of that anger being redirected towards this officer? From the families and the prosecution?
 
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Weki said:
Just saw this and came in here to post it. But see someone beat me to it. Ha!

Yeah I think defense lawyers were gonna be on her you know what in all her cases! They would be moving to disqualify her left and right! She admitted she behaved inappropriately. I defended her reaming defense counsel but even I can see she lost control! The case got to her - all the dead children!
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JMO but she was shockingly unprofessional during the entire trial. I remember thinking - how did this person reach this position? To reside over ANY trial? Ack!

MOO
 
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www.courttv.com

FL v. Scot R. Peterson: Parkland School Cop Trial

UPDATE: A Florida jury found Scot Peterson, the school resource officer accused of not confronting Nikolas Cruz, not guilty on all counts.
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TRIAL HIGHLIGHTS
DAY 4 – 6/12/23
  • The jury heard more heroic anecdotes from responding officers who rushed to the scene, prepared to put themselves in the line of fire, when they charged into the 1200 building to search for the shooter and rescue/treat students.
  • Officers who testified said their training taught them to run toward gunfire, even if you can’t tell where it’s coming from.
  • Det. Brett Schroy, whose son was a student on campus that day, testified about responding on-duty that day.
    • He said he couldn’t remember what time he arrived. Schroy said he was focused on whether he would try to find his son or the shooter, not time.
    • Testified that the “best course of action” was to save his son by saving everyone else (by finding the shooter).
  • English teacher Stacey Lippel teared up recalling the moment she saw Scott Biegel’s body and realized, “this was really bad.”
    • Lippel said that when she first heard popping she assumed it was firecrackers or balloons.
    • Other students around her asked her what did she think the noise was, because they didn’t think it was gunfire either. Lippel described the sound as being like a computer cart pushed on concrete.
 
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www.wlrn.org

Prosecutors face unprecedented trial with Parkland ex-deputy Scot Peterson

Broward prosecutors have their work cut out for them in the trial of the former Broward school resource officer who was on duty during the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, a legal expert says. Opening arguments were delivered last week.
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June 12, 2023
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Bob Jarvis, a NSU law professor who has followed the Parkland shooting case for years, said the defense strategy to focus attention on the gunman is key.
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Jarvis said the jury's decision in the Peterson trial will have implications for other officers called in response to mass shooters in recent cases and in future incidents.

"Obviously, if it goes against Peterson, there will, of course, be some cops who say, I don't want this kind of liability," said Jarvis. "And then we're going to have to have a real question. If cops are really expected to go in and to confront active shooters.

"We're going to have to give them body armor. We're going to have to give them sufficient firepower that they stand a real chance against an active shooter," said Jarvis. "And the question is, do we want to militarize the police in that way?"
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  • #527
PARKLAND SCHOOL SHOOTING: The trial continues Tuesday for former Broward Sheriff’s Office Deputy Scot Peterson, who is accused of taking cover instead of action during the Parkland school shooting.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1668622753526841346
 
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www.courttv.com

FL v. Scot R. Peterson: Parkland School Cop Trial

UPDATE: A Florida jury found Scot Peterson, the school resource officer accused of not confronting Nikolas Cruz, not guilty on all counts.
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TRIAL HIGHLIGHTS
DAY 5 – 6/13/23
  • Testifying out of order during the state’s case, Marjory Stoneman Douglas campus monitor Ana Ramos testified that Peterson ordered the “code red” over the school’s radio, directing everyone to seek cover in classrooms, contrary to prosecutors’ claims and witness testimony that someone else enacted the protocol.
    • Ramos said that Peterson projected shock, urgency and concern when he got on the radio and said, “go back.” Ramos said he also directed assistant principal Jeff Morford to the camera room to scan surveillance footage for the shooter.
  • On cross, Ramos made it sound like Peterson told Morford to look in the 1200 building, suggesting Peterson knew where the shooter was but failed to confront him.
    • Prosecutor Christopher Killoran tried to contrast Peterson’s actions with those of Ramos, who said she rushed into the hallway to usher students to safety, whereas Peterson never entered the 1200 building.
  • Coral Springs Capt. Edmond DeRosa testified to Peterson’s apparent knowledge that the shooter was in the 1200 building, saying that Peterson pointed him towards the building when DeRosa asked where the shooter was.
    • DeRosa described his efforts to locate the shooter, including detaining another student, entering the 1200 building and scanning the area on foot after learning the shooter had fled the building.
  • Crime scene detectives identified photos showing the vast number of bullets and shell casings collected from the walls and hallways of the building.
  • The assistant medical examiners who performed autopsies on Meadow Polack and Jaime Guttenberg described their devastating gunshot injuries and opined that they died within minutes of being shot.
 
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www.courttv.com

FL v. Scot R. Peterson: Parkland School Cop Trial

UPDATE: A Florida jury found Scot Peterson, the school resource officer accused of not confronting Nikolas Cruz, not guilty on all counts.
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TRIAL HIGHLIGHTS
DAY 6 – 6/15/23
  • Lt. Col. Samuel Samaroo – a former Broward Sheriff training supervisor who oversaw, approved and taught some of the active shooter and firearms training courses that Peterson completed over his decades-long career – said Peterson’s actions on the day of the shooting were inconsistent with his training and responsibilities.
    • Samaroo said that Peterson had a duty to enter the 1200 building to investigate, even if he wasn’t certain where the gunfire was coming from, so that he could confirm its source and achieve the main goal of minimizing loss of life using a “priority of life” scale that privileges victims, then law enforcement, then the shooter.
    • READ MORE: Supervisor: Deputy didn’t follow training during Parkland school massacre
  • On cross, the defense pointed out that BSO’s active shooter policy at the time gave a deputy acting alone the choice to enter a building alone based on the strength of the real-time information at his disposal. Samaroo reluctantly agreed that several factors – including BSO’s “colossal failure” of a radio system, the lack of real-time information-sharing between Coral Springs Police and BSO, and the “tunnel vision”-inducing stress of the situation – could have hindered Peterson’s ability to collect and assess real-time information.
  • Two more defense witnesses testified out of order.
    • BSO Dep. Michael Katz further illustrated how BSO’s impaired radio systems and information gaps affected his response. After getting static from dispatch over BSO radio, Katz said he first learned of “possible” shots fired from Peterson over the radio. Katz was the person who announced “shots fired by the football field” over BSO radio after hearing 4-5 shots from his position between Holberg Road and the edge of the school football field, though it would later turn out that the shots came from the 1200 building. Katz also radioed “possible shooter and victims in the 3-story building” after learning the information from Coral Springs officers. On cross, Katz said he would have kept moving towards the 1200 building if Peterson had not told him to stay away and keep others back.
    • Retired BSO Lt. Michael DeVita, who nominated Peterson for deputy of the year in 2016 as his supervisor, spoke to how BSO’s radio system “failed” them, how the cameras they were relying on for real-time information were 25 minutes behind, and described his experience with tunnel vision that day.
 
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A supervisor testified that Scot Peterson did not follow his training when he failed to confront the shooter inside the school.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1669721874404630536

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Supervisor: Deputy didn’t follow training during Parkland school massacre

A supervisor testified that Scot Peterson did not follow his training when he failed to confront the shooter inside the school.
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Last updated 5:58 PM, June 15, 2023

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A former Florida sheriff’s deputy didn’t follow his extensive training on how to stop an active shooter when he didn’t confront the killer who murdered 17 people at a Parkland high school, a former training commander testified Thursday.

Former Broward County Deputy Scot Peterson had undergone training both in a video simulator and with live actors several times before the Feb. 14, 2018, massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Broward County Lt. Col. Sam Samaroo testified. He said Peterson was taught that even if he was alone, he would need to confront the shooter without waiting for backup.
 
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PARKLAND SCHOOL SHOOTING: Thursday marks Day 6 in the trial of former Broward Sheriff’s Office Deputy Scot Peterson.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1669390228593704960

www.local10.com

Jurors hear from more witnesses in day 6 of trial for former Parkland school resource deputy

Thursday marks Day 6 in the trial of former Broward Sheriff’s Office Deputy Scot Peterson, who is accused of taking cover as the Parkland school shooter killed six people and injured four others on the third floor of the 1200 Building.
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Updated: June 15, 2023 at 5:52 PM

Jurors hear from more witnesses in day 6 of trial for former Parkland school resource deputy​


FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Thursday marks Day 6 in the trial of former Broward Sheriff’s Office Deputy Scot Peterson, who is accused of taking cover as the Parkland school shooter killed six people and injured four others on the third floor of the 1200 Building.

Jurors Thursday heard from Deputy training course coordinator and BSO Lt. Col. Sam Samaroo, who detailed years of training that Peterson received.

“Use your senses to get a better perspective of the event, move with speed, and be decisive,” Samaroo explained. “You try to replicate it so when that day comes, you respond.”
 
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www.courttv.com

FL v. Scot R. Peterson: Parkland School Cop Trial

UPDATE: A Florida jury found Scot Peterson, the school resource officer accused of not confronting Nikolas Cruz, not guilty on all counts.
www.courttv.com www.courttv.com
TRIAL HIGHLIGHTS
DAY 7 – 6/20/23
  • The jury heard from more witnesses who described Peterson standing in place, flustered, while others rushed inside the building or to other parts of the campus to assist students and staff. On cross, the witnesses agreed that they didn’t know what was going through Peterson’s mind or what real-time intelligence he had about the shooter’s location or the source of the gunfire, which could hinder his ability to respond effectively.
  • Sunrise Police Lt. Craig Cardinale Described rushing to the school to search for his son and being surprised to find the school resource officer pacing and mumbling to himself outside the 1200 building. Cardinale said to Peterson, “what the (expletive) are you doing out here, we need you in there.” Cardinale acknowledged the stress of the situation but insisted it was a “bad day for everyone” and “this was a time for action.”
  • Former MSD security monitor Kelvin Greenleaf said he heard gunshots inside the 1200 building upon pulling up in a golf cart with Peterson while Peterson’s face went “blank” and appeared to struggle to comprehend what was happening. Greenleaf narrated video of his and Peterson’s movements and used maps to point out their locations.
  • Retired campus monitor Elliot Bonner said he radioed in a code red — not Peterson — after hearing what he was certain were gunshots from the 1200 building. On cross, Bonner agreed that he didn’t give a location for the shots on the radio because he didn’t know where they were. He acknowledged a strong echo effect on the campus that made it difficult to detect the source of noises or activity on a regular day.
  • Three more forensic pathologists described the devastating gunshot injuries to victims Peter Wang, Scott Beigel and Cara Loughran.
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Security guard: Deputy's face went 'blank' during school shooting

A former security guard who was standing next to Scot Peterson during the mass shooting at a Parkland high school testified on Tuesday.
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June 20, 2023
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The face of a former Florida sheriff’s deputy went “blank” as shots rang out from a Parkland high school building five years ago and he did not appear to grasp that a gunman was inside killing 17 people, a former security supervisor testified during the deputy’s trial Tuesday.
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Homicide detective weeps in trial of deputy who failed to confront Parkland high school shooter

A veteran homicide detective wept in court as he testified about the 2018 massacre at a Parkland, Florida, high school
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June 21, 2023, 2:18 PM
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Under cross-examination, Curcio conceded that Peterson and other Broward deputies at the school were hampered poor communication systems. The sheriff's office antiquated radio system failed when numerous deputies tried to transmit simultaneously. A 911 system sent calls from students and teachers to the neighboring Coral Springs police department, which has a separate communications system. Information from those calls was never transmitted to Peterson or other deputies in Broward County.
 
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www.local10.com

Scot Peterson defense attorneys begin presenting case as trial continues

The state rested its case against former Marjory Stoneman Douglas School Resource Officer Scot Peterson on Wednesday.
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June 21, 2023 at 6:20 PM
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Former MSD student Melanie Weber was asked where she thought the shots were coming from.

“I thought they were coming from the soccer field,” she said.

[Former Broward Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Brian] Miller told defense attorneys he believed the shots were coming from the football field.

Former teacher Suzanne Camel, who worked in the 700 building, said she couldn’t’ tell which building the shots were coming from because it was so loud and ‘echoey.’
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