Peterson is not charged in connection with the 11 deaths on the first floor, before he reached the building. His son played for the school team and Heinrich was a volunteer groundskeeper at the school, where his wife teaches physical education. AdvertisementHe said he heard loud bangs, but having worked as a school police officer, he just thought a student had set off firecrackers. He heard a voice he believed was a police officer yelling “They are shooting at us” and telling them to get down. Peterson is the first U.S. law enforcement officer ever charged for an alleged failure to act during a school shooting.

Source: Huffington Post June 09, 2023 06:11 UTC