(CNN) The Florida sheriff whose office responded to the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland will be suspended by the state's new governor Friday, a source familiar with the process told CNN. Ron DeSantis will suspend embattled Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel over the handling of the 2018 mass shooting, in which 17 students and teachers were killed by a former student. The Broward County Sheriff's Office would not comment on the report. "Sheriff Israel has received no official word from the governor or his office of the purpose of this visit. JUST WATCHED Parkland survivors push for change in gun laws Replay More Videos ... MUST WATCH Parkland survivors push for change in gun laws 02:25

Source: CNN January 11, 2019 17:26 UTC