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| Scot Peterson not guilty over Parkland school shooting response | Scot Peterson not guilty over Parkland school shooting response |
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| Watch: Parkland school officer breaks down when acquitted | |
| Watch: Parkland school officer breaks down when acquitted | |
| A former sheriff's deputy has been found not guilty of failing to protect students when a gunman opened fire at a Florida high school in 2018. | A former sheriff's deputy has been found not guilty of failing to protect students when a gunman opened fire at a Florida high school in 2018. |
| Scot Peterson stayed outside during the attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, near Miami. | Scot Peterson stayed outside during the attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, near Miami. |
| Mr Peterson, the school's resource officer, was found not guilty of 11 charges including felony child neglect, culpable negligence and perjury. | |
| The attack, among the deadliest at a US school, saw 17 killed and 17 injured. | |
| Mr Peterson began sobbing as the unanimous verdicts were read out in court in Fort Lauderdale, before being embraced by his attorney, who also appeared emotional. | |
| Prosecutors had argued that Mr Peterson failed to follow his training during the attack on 14 February 2018. | |
| But the defence focused on Mr Peterson's long career, arguing that he was confused about the location of the shots, and that he was not a "caregiver" under a law typically used to prosecute parents or day care providers when children are hurt while under their care. | |
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| Florida school shooting |