Armed sheriff's deputy stayed outside Florida school while mass killing took place

(John McCall/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP) A Broward County Sheriff's Office deputy removes police tape from a makeshift memorial at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018. Nikolas Cruz, a former student, was charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder on Thursday.

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