<P> The school resource officer (SRO) who remained outside Building 12 during the shooting was a sheriff's deputy; he was suspended without pay the following day but he immediately retired . Sheriff Israel said "(the deputy) was absolutely on campus for this entire event" and that he should have "(gone) in, addressed the killer, (and) killed the killer". A statement released by the officer's lawyer said he believed the shooting was happening outside the building, which he said he told the first Coral Springs police officer who arrived on scene . It also pointed to radio transmissions indicating a gunshot victim near the football field . However, the Miami Herald transcribed radio dispatches that the SRO at 2: 23 said, "possible shots fired--1200 building". At 2: 25, he radioed that "We also heard it's by, inside the 1200". At 2: 27, at Building 12, he radioed, "Stay at least 500 feet away at this point ." On March 15 in compliance with a court order, the sheriff's office released video footage, captured by school surveillance cameras, showing some of the SRO's movements during the shooting . </P> <P> Unnamed sources told CNN that Coral Springs police arrived at the scene and saw three Broward deputies behind their vehicles with pistols drawn . The commanding sheriff's office captain ordered deputies to form a perimeter instead of immediately confronting the shooter; this tactic was contrary to BSO training regarding active shooters . Based on time stamps of the police logs, the order was given some time after the shooting had stopped . Sheriff Israel said that Coral Springs officers were the first to enter the building, about four minutes after Cruz had left the school . Due to a tape delay in viewing surveillance footage, officers believed that Cruz was still in the building . As of early March, there were three investigations into the timeline of police response . </P> <P> President Donald Trump criticized the officers who failed to enter the building during the shooting . On February 26, he said that he believed he would have entered "even if I didn't have a weapon, and I think most of the people in this room would have done that, too", a claim and reaction that was mocked by the media . </P> <P> President Trump offered his prayers and condolences to the victims' families, writing, "no child, teacher or anyone else should ever feel unsafe in an American school". In a televised address, he mentioned school safety and mental health issues . Florida Governor Rick Scott ordered that flags at state buildings be flown at half - staff, and Trump later ordered flags be flown at half - staff for the entire country . Two days after the shooting, Trump and his wife Melania visited Broward Health North, a hospital where eight of the shooting victims were admitted . They met with two victims and Trump praised doctors and law enforcement officials for their responses to the attack . </P>

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