FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ Former school deputy Scot Peterson has been subpoenaed to testify at the October meeting of the state commission investigating the Parkland school shooting, the chairman of the commission said Wednesday.
Peterson, the school resource officer, resigned in disgrace after videos showed that he took cover near the building where the shootings were taking place and did nothing to confront the gunman.
Although Peterson later said he didn't know where the shots were coming from and thought there might have been a sniper, he has received national vilification.
President Donald Trump called him a coward, and Sheriff Scott Israel started an investigation into his actions, saying he should have "went in. Addressed the killer. Killed the killer."
Peterson was allowed to resign with full pension.
Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri, chairman of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Safety Commission, disclosed the subpoena during opening remarks as the commission starts two days of meetings Wednesday and Thursday at the BB&T Center in Sunrise.
During the afternoon portion of Wednesday's meeting, the commission will view surveillance videos from outside the school showing Peterson's actions during the shooting.
The October meeting will take place Oct. 10-11.
