FBI Under Fire After Learning Bureau Failed To Act On Tip About FL School Gunman

By Brandon Curtis

Florida Governor Rick Scott has called for the FBI director, Christopher Wray, to resign after it has come to light that the bureau did not appropriately act on an anonymous tip that came in to them.

That tip was about the gunman who killed 17 people and injured another 14 at a Florida school just days ago.

“The FBI’s failure to take action against this killer is unacceptable,” said Scott in a statement. “The FBI Director needs to resign.”

Scott’s demand comes after the FBI said Friday that it did not follow its own “protocols” in handling an anonymous tip that the suspected shooter, who was expelled from the school for disciplinary issues, could pose a danger to students.

The FBI said the tip, which raised concerns over the teenager’s gun ownership and the possibility of a school shooting, never made it to the FBI’s Miami field office.

The FBI is currently investigating what happened, and where the lapse in communication occurred.

“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,” Scott said. “The families will …Read the Rest

Source:: Concealed Nation