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Broward Sheriff Under Scrutiny For Handling Of Parkland Shooting

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.
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.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott has ordered an investigation into law enforcement's response to the shooting in Parkland earlier this month.

Broward Sheriff Scott Israel is under scrutiny for how his office handled complaints it received about Cruz in the years before the shooting, as well as reports that deputies failed to act during the shooting itself.

Deputy Scot Peterson, as the school resource officer, was placed on unpaid suspension and quickly after video showed him standing outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School for more than four minutes during the rampage, rather than entering the

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