Nikolas Cruz (centre) is accused of opening fire with an AR-15 semiautomatic rifle, killing 14 students and three faculty members. Photo: ReutersOnly one sheriff's deputy failed to stop the gunman who killed 17 people at a Florida high school, the Broward County sheriff says, dismissing reports that other deputies did not enter the school during the attack as unverified. The shooting reignited an intense debate about gun safety laws, with Stoneman students emerging as national voices calling for gun control. Israel has acknowledged that an armed deputy assigned to the school, Scot Pederson, remained outside during the seven minutes that Cruz was inside the school. The Federal Bureau of Investigation also said it failed to follow proper protocols after it received a tip that Cruz possessed a gun, had indicated the desire to kill and could potentially commit a school shooting.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 25, 2018 20:03 UTC