Two Broward County sheriff’s deputies have been fired over the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., following an internal investigation.
Sheriff Gregory Tony announced during a news conference Wednesday that deputies Edward Eason and Josh Stambaugh had been fired the previous day.
“Our findings, as this investigation is now concluded, included the termination of two employees yesterday,” he said, noting that other deputies investigated were not disciplined.
“In essence, it was neglect of duty. We lost 17 people,” Tony also said, according to The Associated Press. {mosads}
The firings follow the removal of Scott Israel, who was the sheriff at the time of the shooting, by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R).
Seventeen high school students and faculty were killed in the Valentine’s Day shooting in Parkland last year.