Holy crap. This could be game over for embattled Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel.
According to a BuzzFeed investigation, there are 22 more 911 calls to the home of Parkland, Fla. killer Nikolas Cruz that were never disclosed to the public, which would bring the total to at least 45:
.@ScottJIsrael is lying.@BuzzFeedNews: Records Show Far More Calls For Sheriff's Deputies To Visit Suspected Florida Shooter's Home https://t.co/SZ6t5O5hUc#ResignSherrifIsrael
— The Reagan Battalion (@ReaganBattalion) February 25, 2018
From BuzzFeed:
Broward County sheriff’s officials said in a statement late Saturday that they responded only to 23 calls involving suspected Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz or his family over the years, but records obtained by BuzzFeed News show at least 45 responses since 2008.
The number of calls made over the years involving Cruz or his family, according to the call records, are nearly twice the number publicly disclosed by the department.
On Saturday night, the Broward County Sheriff’s Office released a statement pushing back on reports that they had been called more than the 23 incidents released by the department.
“Since 2008, BSO responded to 23 incidents where previous contact was made with the killer or his family,” the sheriff’s office said in its statement. “STOP REPORTING 39; IT’S SIMPLY NOT TRUE.”
The Broward County Sheriff’s Office did not respond to BuzzFeed News’ questions about the additional calls, or how it determined to include the 23 calls that were disclosed to the public, but not the others.
Busted.
In other news, Florida Governor Rick Scott is calling for an independent investigation of the Broward County Sheriff’s Office and their response to the shooting:
BREAKING: @FLGovScott is asking Fla. Dept of Law Enforcement to investigate law enforcement response to the Parkland MSD shooting…AND…
— Gary Fineout (@fineout) February 25, 2018
And members of the Florida House are calling on the governor to suspend Sheriff Scott Israel immediately:
.@richardcorcoran and Republican members of the Fla. House have asked @FLGovScott to immediately suspend Broward Sheriff Israel from office
— Gary Fineout (@fineout) February 25, 2018
In the letter to governor, House members contend Sheriff Israel "failed to maintain a culture of alertness, vigilance, and thoroughness amongst his deputies" & failed to properly train deputies & "as a result of Sheriff Israel’s failures, students and teachers died."
— Gary Fineout (@fineout) February 25, 2018
Do it, governor. Now.
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Related:
HOW do you NOT know? This 99-second clip of @BrowardSheriff on CNN says IT ALL https://t.co/tR2p2JDMrv
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) February 25, 2018
Tough as NAILS: WATCH Dana Loesch SCHOOL George Stephanopoulos while BLASTING Sheriff Israel https://t.co/X4Axe7g5XR
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) February 25, 2018
WTF moment of the day: Conservatives LIGHT UP @BrowardSheriff over O.J. Simpson snark https://t.co/DqVPhANqrn
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) February 25, 2018
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