Rick Scott says FBI director Wray should resign over Florida shooting

Florida Governor Rick Scott has said that FBI Director Christopher Wray should resign over the lack of response to a tip the bureau received about the Florida school shooting suspect earlier this year, reports CBS News.

The FBI noted in a statement on Friday that it received the tip on January 5, when “a person close” to Nikolas Cruz called its tipline and expressed concerns “about 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 bureau said that the information should have been forwarded to the FBI Miami Field Office but “these protocols were not followed” and “no further investigation was conducted at that time.”

Wray is quoted in the statement as saying, “We have spoken with victims and families, and deeply regret the additional pain this causes all those affected by this horrific tragedy.”

In his response to the FBI’s statement, Scott called the bureau’s failure to take action “unacceptable.”

“Seventeen innocent people are dead and acknowledging a mistake isn’t going to cut it,” Scott said. “An apology will never bring these 17 Floridians back to life or comfort the families who are in pain.”

Cruz, 19, a former student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, reportedly confessed to gunning down 17 people on Wednesday.

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