The pressure on Sheriff Israel is slowly mounting. It looks like he's trying to hunker down and ride it out. We'll see what happens.
Over the weekend, some additional information became available. First, in a letter, Sheriff Israel claimed that Deputy Peterson received active shooter training. Second, Sheriff Israel claimed that other deputies arriving on the scene didn't enter the building because Deputy Peterson claimed to have eyes on the shooter. Instead they formed a perimeter.
Peterson failed to do his duty. It happens. But just because he failed doesn't mean other people didn't. I find it interesting that Coral Springs Police were the first police in.
According to the Tampa Bay Times, Sheriff Israel has previously received flak for overly political hiring. No doubt more revelations will be coming our way. The sheriff doesn't seem to be particularly forthcoming with details.
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