A new report on the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre has called on police to investigate seven deputies it claimed did not respond fast enough.    

The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission found that the Broward Sheriff's Office displayed deficiencies in everything from training and command to individual performance in its response to the Parkland shooting. 

It has recommended that the sheriff's office investigate the performance of seven deputies who failed to engage the gunman despite hearing gunshots at the school. 

'Several uniformed BSO deputies were either seen on camera or described taking the time to retrieve and put on their ballistic vests, sometimes in excess of one minute and in response to hearing gunshots,' reads the report, which was obtained by the Sun-Sentinel. 

'Deputies should have immediately moved towards the gunshots to confront the shooter.' 

The draft report, which was released Wednesday, noted that there was also 'abundant confusion' over the location of the sheriff's command post. 

'This stemmed from an absence of command and control and an ineffective radio system,' the report reads. 

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