Scot Peterson verdict: Deputy not guilty in Parkland shooting trial | USA TODAY

The former school resource officer, who didn't confront the gunman during the 2018 Parkland school shooting, was acquitted of child neglect. https://bit.ly/3CSDPoj RELATED: Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz formally sentenced to life in prison https://youtu.be/Z8nQ_10UmwI An ex-school resource officer accused of failing to confront a shooter who killed 17 people at Florida's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018 was acquitted Thursday of child neglect and negligence. Scot Peterson, a 60-year-old now-fired Broward County sheriff's deputy, was armed with a handgun when he arrived on the scene of the Valentine's Day mass shooting. Prosecutors argued he took cover instead of confronting the gunman and "chose to run," putting his own life first. His defense team said Peterson was being scapegoated, and in the chaos of the shooting, he couldn't have known where shots were coming from. » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://tinyurl.com/34t3ueac » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR. #Parkland #Shooting #Florida