Scot Peterson not guilty over Parkland school shooting response

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.

Mr Peterson was found not guilty of 11 charges including felony child neglect, culpable negligence and perjury.

The attack, one of the deadliest high school shootings in US history, killed 17 people and injured 17 others.

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