{"id":1991929,"date":"2023-08-05T13:32:07","date_gmt":"2023-08-05T17:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/parkland-school-shooting-re-enacted-with-live-gunfire-5-years-after-deadly-massacre\/"},"modified":"2023-08-05T13:33:37","modified_gmt":"2023-08-05T17:33:37","slug":"parkland-school-shooting-re-enacted-with-live-gunfire-5-years-after-deadly-massacre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/parkland-school-shooting-re-enacted-with-live-gunfire-5-years-after-deadly-massacre\/","title":{"rendered":"Parkland School Shooting Re-enactment Features Live Gunfire, 5 Years Later"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fparkland-school-shooting-re-enacted-with-live-gunfire-5-years-after-deadly-massacre%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1991929&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Parkland School Shooting Re-enacted with Live Gunfire 5 Years After Deadly Massacre<\/h2>\n<p>A re-enactment of the \u200d2018 shooting at Parkland\u2019s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School was held on Friday, \u200dwith <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-rubio-external-forces-seek-to-damage-us-colombia-relationship\/\" title=\"Sen Rubio: 'External Forces' Seek to Damage US-Colombia Relationship\">live ammunition<\/a> being used to simulate the event.<\/p>\n<p>This came \u2062as part of a\u200c lawsuit against 60-year-old Scot Peterson, the\u2064 Broward County deputy who waited outside during the February 14, 2018, Parkland\u2062 shooting.<\/p>\n<p>Seventeen people were killed in \u200cthe Valentine\u2019s Day massacre and 17 \u200dothers were wounded. The shooter, Nikolas Cruz, has been \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-parkland-killer-receives-sentence-families-one-last-say\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sentenced<\/a> to life in prison.<\/p>\n<p>On the day of the shooting, Peterson reportedly approached the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/far-left-cheers-as-homeless-group-seizes-hotel-near-tacoma-city-leaders-negotiating-with-group-as-police-refuse-to-intervene\/\" title=\"Far Left Cheers As Homeless Group Seizes Hotel Near Tacoma; City Leaders Negotiating With Group As Police Refuse To Intervene\">school building<\/a>, but\u2064 backed away and instead called for backup \u200cas he waited at an adjoining building \u2062for over 40 minutes, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/parkland-shooting-reenacted-using-139-live-bullets-as-part-of-lawsuit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS\u2062 News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Peterson\u2019s defense for not rushing into the school \u2062was\u200d that he couldn\u2019t tell \u200cwhich\u200b direction the \u2063gunfire was coming from.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors previously brought criminal charges against him, alleging he ignored his duty to protect the students. He was found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-jury-reaches-verdict-parkland-shooting-deputy-neglect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">not guilty<\/a> in June.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Former Parkland \u200cschool resource officer Scot Peterson after being\u200c found not guilty on all counts. \u201cThe only person to blame was that monster.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TgW4eXOku5\">https:\/\/t.co\/TgW4eXOku5<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1y6k4rQ8sE\">pic.twitter.com\/1y6k4rQ8sE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ABC News Live (@ABCNewsLive) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ABCNewsLive\/status\/1674507869121572877?\">June 29, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Several of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/broward-county-school-board-member-admits-she-was-intimidated-into-covering-up-safety-failures-that-contributed-to-marjory-stoneman-douglas-massacre\/\" title=\"Broward County School Board Member Admits She Was \u2018Intimidated\u2019 Into Covering Up Safety Failures That Contributed To Marjory Stoneman Douglas Massacre\">victims\u2019 families<\/a>, however, have argued that Peterson\u2019s lack of action was simply because of cowardice, and are suing him for unspecified damages, CBS reported.<\/p>\n<p>The re-enactment was apparently needed to determine whether Peterson\u2019s \u200bdefense is valid.<\/p>\n<p>It lasted around five hours and took place \u2064behind the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/if-trump-was-a-nazi-for-detaining-migrant-children-what-does-that-make-biden\/\" title=\"If Trump Was A \u2018Nazi\u2019 For Detaining Migrant Children, What Does That Make Biden?\">chain-link fence<\/a> that now\u2062 surrounds the school.<\/p>\n<p>As technicians recorded the event outside the school, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/parkland-school-shooting-re-enacted-with-live-gunfire-5-years-after-deadly-massacre\/\" title=\"Parkland School Shooting Re-enactment Features Live Gunfire, 5 Years Later\">ballistics experts simulated<\/a>\u200c the shooting by firing \u2062around 140 shots from the same types \u200cof guns used by Cruz, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/08\/04\/us\/parkland-school-shooting-reenactment\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>. They fired the guns into a ballistic trap, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>The recording has \u2064not been publicly released and it\u2019s unclear\u200b at this point whether it will be admitted as evidence against Peterson.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Parkland shooting victims\u2019 families are hopeful that the reenactment will bring attention back to Scot Peterson\u2019s case. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4UCT0IUpnU\">pic.twitter.com\/4UCT0IUpnU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 USA TODAY Video (@usatodayvideo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/usatodayvideo\/status\/1687596086905683970?\">August \u20624, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Just prior to the event, nine \u200dmembers of \u200bCongress and some \u200bof the victims\u2019 families\u200c were allowed to tour the school, which was organized by Florida\u2019s Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz and \u200dRepublican Rep. Mario Diaz Balart.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cYou guys coming here today just to see it, to experience it \u2014 you can read about it all day\u2062 long, you can debate it all\u200b day long, but it\u2019s not the\u2063 same as going and walking through the school.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) after the Parkland school shooting reenactment today <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vVHva1KIs4\">pic.twitter.com\/vVHva1KIs4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Recount (@therecount) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/therecount\/status\/1687507518929743872?\">August 4, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cTo see the blood of children\u2026in a school together is \u2062going to change the way\u2062 we interact and collaborate\u200b with \u2063each other.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Bowman (D-NY) urges congressional leaders and \u200dthe White House to hear from the families \u2064of Parkland school\u200c shooting victims after\u200b the reenactment <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lqXVgy9Trd\">pic.twitter.com\/lqXVgy9Trd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u200cThe Recount (@therecount) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/therecount\/status\/1687546607900712960?\">August 4, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As they walked down the high \u200bschool\u2019s halls, bloodstains and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/militant-blm-candidate-allegedly-takes-shot-dem-politician-leaves-bullet-hole-clothes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bullet holes<\/a> were\u200b still visible due to the school\u200d being preserved throughout Cruz\u2019 and Peterson\u2019s trials, CNN reported.<\/p>\n<p>With both trials now out of the way, the planned demolition of the school will begin.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200bpost <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/parkland-school-shooting-re-enacted-live-gunfire-5-years-deadly-massacre\/\">Parkland School Shooting Re-enacted with Live Gunfire 5 Years \u200cAfter Deadly\u200d Massacre<\/a> appeared first on\u2062 <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A re-enactment of the Parkland shooting took place using live ammunition. It was part of a lawsuit against Scot Peterson, the deputy who waited outside during the 2018 tragedy. Seventeen lives were lost in the February 14 incident at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2043,"featured_media":1991930,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1991929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1991929","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2043"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1991929"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1991929\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1991930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1991929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1991929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1991929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}