FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Security video shows a Florida sheriff’s deputy going toward the high school building while a gunman massacred 17 students and staff members, but he then backed away and stayed outside with his handgun drawn. The Broward County Sheriff’s Office released the video Thursday showing Deputy Scot Peterson’s actions during the Feb. 14 shooting. About 11 minutes after the 19-year-old suspect Nikolas Cruz began shooting, the video shows a glimpse of Coral Springs police officers who have arrived at the school rushing toward the building. Sheriff Scott Israel blasted Peterson eight days after the shooting, saying the deputy should have entered the building immediately, “addressed the killer, killed the killer.”The 54-year-old deputy retired rather than accept a suspension. The sheriff’s office has said Peterson underwent active shooter training in 2016 where he was taught to confront and take down the suspect.

Source: National Post March 15, 2018 17:48 UTC