Sheriff Scott Israel

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Committee Backs Suspension of Broward Sheriff Over 2018 High School Shootings

11:12pm October 21, 2019

by Greg Allen

Gov. Ron DeSantis charged Scott Israel with incompetence and dereliction of duty before and after the mass shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. A state Senate panel backs the governor.

Scot Peterson addresses a Broward County school board meeting in 2015. The former school resource officer, criticized for remaining outside during the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., began receiving a monthly pension of more than $8,000 in April.

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Ex-Deputy Who Stayed Outside During Parkland Shooting Getting $8,702 Monthly Pension

3:58pm May 17, 2018

by Amy Held

Parents of some of the 17 people killed in the February massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas in Florida are expressing outrage over the payments to Scot Peterson.

Nikolas Cruz appears in court for a status hearing before Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer earlier this month. He is facing 17 charges of premeditated murder in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla.

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Parkland Shooting Suspect: A Story Of Red Flags, Ignored

10:50am March 01, 2018

Friends, family and neighbors were aware of the man now accused of killing 17 people. So were two sheriff's departments and the FBI. Despite all the warnings, nothing was done to intervene.

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Some Republican lawmakers in Florida are calling on Gov. Rick Scott to remove Broward Sheriff Scott Israel. The sheriff (center) and Scott (right) are seen here on Feb. 15, the day after the shooting.

Broward Sheriff Under Scrutiny For Handling Of Parkland Shooting

6:51pm February 26, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

Florida's governor ordered an investigation into law enforcement's response to the Parkland shooting. The sheriff says that so far, only one of his deputies has been shown to have acted improperly.

Broward Sheriff Scott Israel speaks during a news conference at Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport

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Florida School Cop Took No Action During Last Week's Fatal Shooting

10:24pm February 22, 2018

by Richard Gonzales

Broward Sheriff Scott Israel says he is "devastated" by video footage of his armed deputy standing outside the school doing "nothing" during the shootings of students and faculty members.