Former Parkland deputy acquitted of child neglect charges in mass shooting trial

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Former Parkland deputy acquitted of child neglect charges in mass shooting trial
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Scot Peterson, a former sheriff's deputy, has been found not guilty of failing to protect students during the 2018 Parkland school shooting in Florida. Peterson, who stayed outside during the attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, was acquitted of 11 charges, including felony child neglect, culpable negligence, and perjury. The shooting, which resulted in the deaths of 17 people and injured 17 others, was one of the deadliest high school shootings in US history.

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