Florida Governor Calls for FBI Director’s Resignation in Wake of Mass Shooting

by Sharon Aron Baron February 16, 2018

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Governor Rick Scott. Photo Credit Meredyth Hope Hall

By: Sharon Aron Baron

On Friday, Florida Governor Rick Scott demanded FBI director Christopher Wray’s resignation in the wake of the Marjory Douglas High School school shootings.

This comes after the FBI’s admission that they failed to take action after receiving information on January 5, 2018, regarding “[Nikolas] Cruz’s gun ownership, desire to kill people, erratic behavior, and disturbing social media posts, as well as the potential of him conducting a school shooting.”

“The FBI’s failure to take action against this killer is unacceptable,” said Scott. “The FBI has admitted that they were contacted last month by a person who called to inform them of Cruz’s ‘desire to kill people,’ and ‘the potential of him conducting a school shooting.’

“Seventeen innocent people are dead and acknowledging a mistake isn’t going to cut it. An apology will never bring these 17 Floridians back to life or comfort the families who are in pain. The families will spend a lifetime wondering how this could happen, and an apology will never give them the answers they desperately need.

“We constantly promote ‘see something, say something,’ and a courageous person did just that to the FBI. And the FBI failed to act. ‘See something, say something’ is an incredibly important tool and people must have confidence in the follow through from law enforcement. The FBI Director needs to resign.”