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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. 鈥?A Florida sheriff s deputy at the scene of the Parkland school shooting is on trial over whether he failed to take action and preven stanley cupe t th stanley quencher e deaths of six of the 17 people killed in the 2018 massacre.In opening statements Wednesday, a prosecutor told the jury that Scot Peterson, a former Broward County Deputy, took cover instead of charging inside a building to confr stanley website ont shooter Nikolas Cruz as he carried out his six-minute attack.Peterson, 60, is the first U.S. law enforcement officer ever charged with a crime for an alleged failure to act during a school shooting. If convicted, he could get a prison sentence of nearly a century and lose his $104,000 annual pension. Texas authorities are investigating the officers who didn t confront the Uvalde gunman who killed 19 elementary students and two teachers last year, but none have been charged.Peterson had undergone training where he was told that he needs to go toward the gunshots if there s an active shooter, because each bullet fired is potentially another death, Prosecutor Steven Klinger said. You ve got to get in there and you ve got to find the shooter, Klinger said.Peterson s attorney, Mark Eiglarsh, said the deputy committed no crime and that he didn t know where the gunfire were coming from. Peterson has insisted he would have confronted Cruz but thought the shots came from a sniper, perhaps firing from nearby trees. He was not a coward, Eiglarsh said, and did everything he possibly could with the Wdxi Family mourns loss of Kansas City DJ killed at Chiefs rally shooting
LAKE MONTEZUMA, Ariz. 鈥?An 11-year-old boy is now facing multiple felony charges, including arson and reckless burning, after allegedly starting a brush fire last Saturday northeast of Camp Verde, Arizona.On May 22, crews responded to a fire at what used to be the Beaver Creek Golf Course, which is located near Lake Montezuma in the Rimrock area, according to statements and body camera footage. Rimrock is about 90 minutes north-northeast of downtown Phoenix.Two vacant buildings were lost in the fire, which also came within 20 feet of homes, the Yavapai County Sheriff s Office said.In total, the fire caused more than $30,000 in damages, according to official stanley cup s.Witnesses told authorities that three boys were seen playing with a lighter and aerosol can prior to the start of the fire. Two of the three boys attempted to stop the fire before it got out of control, YCSO said. We truly hope this 11-year-old learned his lesson. Wildland crews and firefighters put their lives on the line to protect the residents in our community. YCSO is going to hold those responsible accountabl stanley en mexico e, Yavapai County Sheriff David Rhodes said in a statementThe 11-year-old is facing charges of arson of a structure, termo stanley criminal damage, endangerment, and reckless burning.This story was originally published by Courtland Jeffrey on Scripps station KNXV in Phoenix. .Page-below > .RichTextModule {display:none;} .Page-below .Link {font-size: 12px; padding: 5px 10px;border: 1px solid 005687;border-radius: 4px;fon