Damning new footage shows cowardly cop standing by during FLA. high school shooting

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Damning new footage shows cowardly cop standing by during Florida high school shooting

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Broward Deputy Scot Peterson seen standing outside during Florida school shooting in new video

By Katherine Lam | Fox News

Video shows deputy's action during Parkland shooting

Broward Deputy Scot Peterson stands safely behind a concrete wall taking no action as high school students lay dead and wounded just feet away, newly released video of the Florida school shooting shows.

The Broward Sheriff’s Office released the 27-minute video Thursday of the former longtime resource officer responding to initial reports of a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14. Peterson, who was assigned to the school and on site when the shooting began, is seen with a civilian security monitor at the start of the video, but spends most of the video standing outside the school with his gun drawn.

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Former Deputy Scot Peterson, right, is seen on newly released video taken during the Feb. 14 Florida school shooting.

“The video speaks for itself,” the Broward Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. “His actions were enough to warrant an internal affairs investigation, as requested by Sheriff Scott Israel on Feb. 21. After being suspended without pay, Peterson chose to resign and immediately retired rather than face possible termination.”

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Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel previously said Peterson, who was armed when gunman Nikolas Cruz opened fire at the Parkland high school, “never went in[to]” the building that was under attack. The sheriff added that Peterson instead took up a position viewing the western entrance of the building — as the video released Thursday shows. Peterson remains in the area for the next 20 minutes. Responding officers arrive at the scene, taking a total of 11 minutes to enter the building from the time shots were first reported.

Cruz, who's not seen in the video released Thursday, killed 17 people and injured 17 others that day with Peterson outside the entire time.

Israel said Peterson should have charged in and tried to kill the gunman.

Peterson fired back at the sheriff’s words in late February. In a statement released through his lawyer, the ex-deputy said he initially didn’t enter the building because he believed the shooter was outside.

He added that he wished he could have prevented the horrific tragedy, but denied being a “coward.”

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Former Deputy Scot Peterson is seen standing outside the building as gunman Nikolas Cruz opened fire inside. (Broward Sheriff's Office)

Internal radio dispatches released by Broward County Sheriff’s Department, however, revealed the former school resource officer said gunfire was coming from “inside,” according to the Miami Herald.

“Do not approach the 12 or 1300 building, stay at least 500 feet away,” Peterson was heard saying over the radio.

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Investigators revealed Peterson’s focus was on getting nearby streets and the high school shut down and keeping deputies away from the building.

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Former Deputy Scot Peterson was seen on surveillance video the moment when a shooting was reported at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. (AP)

The surveillance videos were made public after several media outlets sued for the release. A Broward circuit judge authorized the release on Thursday. Broward County Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie backed Thursday's release of the video, saying it brings "transparency" to the investigation.

"I believe in transparency with the public and I believe they should see it," Runcie had told the Sun Sentinel. "The public has a right to know what happened, and we should be able to learn from that and figure out what we need to change in our institutions to get better as we go forward."

“The attorneys agreed it wouldn’t give any of our secrets away with regard to security” at Douglas High School, School Board Chairwoman Nora Rupert told the Sun Sentinel about the decision not to appeal the video’s release.

It’s unclear if other camera angles surrounding the school were available.

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President Trump last month slammed Peterson’s actions, calling him a “coward.”

"When it came time to get in there and do something, he didn't have the courage, or something happened," Trump said. "He certainly did a poor job. That's the case where somebody was outside, they are trained, they didn't react properly under pressure or they were a coward."

Cruz appeared in court on Wednesday for his arraignment on 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder.

The judge entered a not guilty plea on the gunman’s behalf.

Prosecutors on Tuesday filed a notice of intent to seek the death penalty for Cruz.

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To the dismay of some on here, I've called Peterson a coward from day one. To date I think there has been plenty of evidence to substantiate my initial claim.

I believe he was biding his time waiting to retire.

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I believe he was biding his time waiting to retire.

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Bingo. I believe you're absolutely correct on that. His brain was probably saying why risk my life when I'm soooo close to retirement.

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To the dismay of some on here, I've called Peterson a coward from day one. To date I think there has been plenty of evidence to substantiate my initial claim.

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The problem is you jumped to the conclusion before all the evidence was in. This was just released today. The radio call proving he lied when he said the shots were coming from the field was just a couple of days ago. When people, like you, jump to a conclusion before they have the facts, that damage can be irreversible. So I can't praise you!

I saw portions of the video including the scene in the still photo above and he and someone else were on the move. They weren't "standing around", they were moving around all over the place to other places. The reporters at Fox News couldn't even confirm this was building 1200 where the shooting was. Peterson and another person moved all the way to the end and then around to another location that's not in the video. When you take a still photo of someone on the move and headline it "standing by" you are not being accurate.

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I saw portions of the video including the scene in the still photo above and he and someone else were on the move. They weren't "standing around", they were moving around all over the place to other places.

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What I saw, they two were in a golf cart when they heard the shots. The guy with Peterson went into the hall. But Peterson stayed where you see him. According to one guy on FOX News, he stood there, something like 15 minutes. That video apparently runs about 25 minutes.

When combined with his telling other officers to stay 500 feet away, it is unforgivable!

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The reporters at Fox News couldn't even confirm this was building 1200 where the shooting was.

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The reporter said he was standing by building 1300 all that time!

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What I saw, they two were in a golf cart when they heard the shots. The guy with Peterson went into the hall. But Peterson stayed where you see him. According to one guy on FOX News, he stood there, something like 15 minutes. That video apparently runs about 25 minutes.

When combined with his telling other officers to stay 500 feet away, it is unforgivable!

The reporter said he was standing by building 1300 all that time!

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No, that isn't right, they're there by the golf cart and that doorway for just a second and then take off down the sidewalk, run back and forth to the left and then to the right and disappear behind that building out of sight. This is truly weird reporting. Don't know what happened after they run out of sight, I guess they headed over to building 1200 where the shooting was and stood there. Maybe there's another video of the other building, because if this is building 1300, which I think it is, Peterson ran over to building 1200 and that's where the students saw him standing by the column next to the stairwell. Maybe there's no camera there. I find it very odd frankly that people are blaming Peterson for everything. That's very unusual insofar as police matters go, usually everyone hangs together, I wonder why the difference in this situation? You know what I'm talking about.

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The problem is you jumped to the conclusion before all the evidence was in. This was just released today. The radio call proving he lied when he said the shots were coming from the field was just a couple of days ago. When people, like you, jump to a conclusion before they have the facts, that damage can be irreversible. So I can't praise you!

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I had what I felt was enough information to make a fair judgement and that is exactly what I did. Bottom line, my judgement was correct. Just because you felt you didn't have enough information, did not mean I didn't. You and I are different people with different life experiences to draw from to which we base our perceptions on. Whereas you feel you needed more information, I had all I felt was necessary to make a sound and practical determination.

I'm not looking for or expecting any praise for being right. It is what it is and that's it. If you want to feel my judgement was a lucky guess, go ahead. However, I feel my judgement, based on the information that was available at the time, was sound.

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I had what I felt was enough information to make a fair judgement and that is exactly what I did.

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And that was my first thought as well as President Trump's. But I pointed to Richard Jewel who was judged guilty before the fact were known.

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Bottom line, my judgement was correct.

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And a broken clock is correct twice a day!

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You and I are different people with different life experiences to draw from to which we base our perceptions on. Whereas you feel you needed more information, I had all I felt was necessary to make a sound and practical determination.

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I still think I'm right! ;)

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No, that isn't right, they're there by the golf cart and that doorway for just a second and then take off down the sidewalk, run back and forth to the left and then to the right and disappear behind that building out of sight.

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There are several videos that were released. We must be looking at two different ones. The one I saw, in part, is at Sun Sentinel. Peterson and a school employee are standing talking. Suddenly they look in the direction of the gunfire. They hop in the golf cart and drive off. Different camera angles show them going to the building. Then another camera shows them going to the building. The school employee goes in, but Peterson stays there. According to the article, he stayed there for about 25 minutes.

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There are several videos that were released. We must be looking at two different ones. The one I saw, in part, is at Sun Sentinel. Peterson and a school employee are standing talking. Suddenly they look in the direction of the gunfire. They hop in the golf cart and drive off. Different camera angles show them going to the building. Then another camera shows them going to the building. The school employee goes in, but Peterson stays there. According to the article, he stayed there for about 25 minutes.

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Oh, okay, we must be. Well, we already knew that once he got to building 1200 where the shooting was he waited outside.

Shooter dead, two injured after shooting at Great Mills High School in Maryland

By Kathleen Joyce | Fox News


Police: Maryland school shooter is dead

A female student and a male student were wounded in the attack; sheriff says a resource officer fired at the shooter at Great Mills High School.


A gunman who shot and wounded two students at Great Mills High School in Maryland was killed Tuesday after engaging an armed school resource officer, an official said.

The shooter was the only fatality. A female student was critically injured and a male student was also shot but is in stable condition at a hospital, authorities said.

"Our school resource officer was alerted to the event. he pursued the shooter, engaged the shooter, fired a round at the shooter," St. Mary's County Sheriff Tim Cameron said. "The shooter fired a round as well. In the hours and days to come, we'll be able to determine if our school resource officer's round struck the shooter."

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Anyone with information regarding the Great Mills High School shooting please call 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324)
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The resource officer, who wasn't immediately identified, was not injured. Cameron said the gunman died after being transported to a local hospital.

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A shooting was reported Tuesday morning at Great Mills High School in Maryland. (GMHS)


Earlier, the school was placed on lockdown and students were being evacuated to Leonardtown High School to be reunified with their parents.

The Maryland State Police along with the FBI and agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms are on the scene assisting with the investigation. The scene at the school which has about 1,600 students and is near the Patuxent River Naval Air Station was said to be "contained."

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan tweeted Tuesday his office was “closely monitoring the situation at Great Mills High School.”

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We are closely monitoring the situation at Great Mills High School. @MDSP is in touch with local law enforcement and ready to provide support. Our prayers are with students, school personnel, and first responders.
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“Maryland State Police is in touch with local law enforcement and ready to provide support. Our prayers are with students, school personnel, and first responders,” Hogan wrote.

House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, D-Md., was en route to the high school, which is in his district, Fox News learned. He tweeted that he will be present for a press conference regarding the shooting at 1 p.m. ET.

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I will be joining Sheriff Cameron for a press conference at 1:00 p.m. on the shooting this morning at Great Mills High School. https://twitter.com/firstsheriff/status/976116049509830656 …
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Terrence Rhames, 18, a student at the school, told the Baltimore Sun he was standing with friends before class began when he heard a gunshot. He said he started to run and believed he saw a girl fall nearby.

“I just thank God I’m safe,” Rhames said. “I just want to know who did it and who got injured.

Jake Heibel, the principal of the school, told parents last month that the school had investigated threats of a possible shooting and found they were "not substantiated." Heibel told parents that school officials interviewed two students in February who were overheard mentioning a school shooting and found that they posed no threat.

His letter was posted on the local news site The Bay Net.
However, Heibel said the school still increased its security after social media posts about a possible school shooting "circulated quite extensively."

Also last month, St. Mary's County Sheriff's office said it arrested two teenage boys for "Threats of Mass Violence" and a 39-year-old man on related charges after the teens made threats about a potential school shooting at Leonardtown High School, a high school about 10 miles from Great Mills. Police said they obtained a search warrant that led to them finding semi-automatic rifles, handguns and other weapons, along with ammunition.

The school is located about 60 miles from Washington, D.C.

The incident comes more than a month after the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. That massacre, carried out by a former student, left 17 people dead. The shooting also comes days before some 500,000 people were expected to march Saturday in Washington, D.C. to protest gun violence and push for gun control legislation.

This is a breaking news story. Check back for updates.

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Parkland officer called coward gets a $8,702-a-month pension

They're well paid in Broward County.

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