Florida Deputy Assigned to School Where Mass Shooting Happened Suspended for Sleeping in Car

Florida Deputy Assigned to School Where Mass Shooting Happened Suspended for Sleeping in Car
Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel speaks to the media while Florida Governor Rick Scott listens outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School one day after a shooting at the school left 17 dead, in Parkland, Florida on Feb. 15, 2018. ReutersS/Jonathan Drake
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
|Updated:

The Broward County Sheriff’s deputy assigned to the school in Florida where 17 people were killed in February was suspended after being caught sleeping in his patrol car while he was supposed to be keeping an eye out for potential danger.

The case is the latest black mark for the sheriff’s department, which was heavily criticized in the wake of the Feb. 14 mass shooting.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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