Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis officially suspended Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel on Friday after his poor response to the Parkland high school shooting Feb. 14, 2018.
“Effective immediately, I am officially suspending Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel for his repeated failures, incompetence and neglect of duty,” DeSantis tweeted Friday.
Israel reportedly told his officers he was suspended, but DeSantis had not announced any such decision, The Daily Caller previously reported.
Calls to suspend the sheriff were immediate after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission released a report detailing the failures that happened the day of the shooting.
Revelations included police not going after suspected gunman Nikolas Cruz in a timely manner and chaotic radio communication, the South Florida Sun Sentinel reported.
Seventeen people died on the day of the massacre.
Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org
Discovering that you'll be getting a tax refund is certainly not the worst news you've…
A top adviser to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was placed on administrative leave Tuesday after…
Schedule Summary: President Donald Trump will receive a briefing and attend Easter events. President Donald…
Nearly the entire staff of the Pentagon’s elite tech unit will resign by the end…
If you thought the anti-Israel and anti-Semitic protesters of 2023 were only ever going to…