By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/florida-governor-calls-on-fbi-director-to-resign-after-agencys-failure-to-act-on-tip-about-school-shooter Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Florida governor calls on FBI director to resign after agency’s failure to act on tip about school shooter Nation Feb 16, 2018 3:33 PM EDT Florida Gov. Rick Scott is calling on FBI Director Christopher Wray to resign after discovering that the FBI failed to investigate a tip that the Florida school shooter could be plotting an attack. Scott on Friday sharply criticized the federal law enforcement agency, saying in a statement that the “FBI’s failure to take action against this killer is unacceptable.” The FBI acknowledged it failed to act on a tip to its hotline that Nikolas Cruz had a “desire to kill.” In a statement, Scott said that “an apology will never bring these 17 Floridians back to life or comfort the families who are in pain.” U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio also criticized the FBI separately, saying it was “inexcusable” the FBI did not follow protocols. He said that Congress should launch its own investigations into what happened. READ MORE: FBI says it received tip on Florida school shooting suspect but did not investigate The 17 victims of the Florida high school shooting We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Associated Press Associated Press
Florida Gov. Rick Scott is calling on FBI Director Christopher Wray to resign after discovering that the FBI failed to investigate a tip that the Florida school shooter could be plotting an attack. Scott on Friday sharply criticized the federal law enforcement agency, saying in a statement that the “FBI’s failure to take action against this killer is unacceptable.” The FBI acknowledged it failed to act on a tip to its hotline that Nikolas Cruz had a “desire to kill.” In a statement, Scott said that “an apology will never bring these 17 Floridians back to life or comfort the families who are in pain.” U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio also criticized the FBI separately, saying it was “inexcusable” the FBI did not follow protocols. He said that Congress should launch its own investigations into what happened. READ MORE: FBI says it received tip on Florida school shooting suspect but did not investigate The 17 victims of the Florida high school shooting We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now