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I am devastated. Sick to my stomach. He never went in.

Broward County, Fla., Sheriff Scott Israel, referring to the armed school resource officer who heard gunfire inside the school where a mass shooting left 17 people dead but chose to stay outside. The officer was suspended without pay then immediately resigned and retired.

Broward County, Fla., Sheriff Scott Israel, referring to the armed school resource officer who heard gunfire inside the school where a mass shooting left 17 people dead but chose to stay outside. The officer was suspended without pay then immediately resigned and retired.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.