When a gunman invaded the Strozier Library at Florida State University Nov. 20th, it was campus police dispatcher Camila Peralta who fielded the first wave of calls from panicked students, and coworker Rebecca Riggle who also fielded calls and communicated with officers. The gunman shot and seriously wounded three people before quickly-arriving officers confronted and fatally shot him. In a video interview, Peralta modestly said she was not a hero, but pointed instead to the officers who responded towards the danger. A Leon County grand jury examined the incident, and praised the FSU police response, including the two dispatchers. However, the grand jury did note problems in handling 911 calls about the shooting that were received by the county’s public safety comm center.
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