{"id":9460,"date":"2020-07-28T13:19:26","date_gmt":"2020-07-28T13:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.incirliseviye.com\/?p=9460"},"modified":"2020-07-28T13:19:26","modified_gmt":"2020-07-28T13:19:26","slug":"florida-shooting-troubled-former-student-suspected-in-killing-of-17-at-parkland-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/?p=9460","title":{"rendered":"Florida shooting: Troubled former student suspected in killing of 17 at Parkland school"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>17\u00a0people killed in rampage at Florida high school<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Gunman &#8216;wore gas mask&#8217; and used\u00a0an AR-15 assault rifle<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Suspect had been expelled for<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>disciplinary reasons<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Shooting is 18th in a US school this year so far<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Suspect Nikolas Cruz \u00a0&#8216;had been flagged as a threat&#8217; and &#8216;was crazy about guns&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8216;The new normal&#8217;: With a school shooting every 60 hours, US accepts grim reality\u200b<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A former student at a Florida high school returned to his campus with deadly intent on Wednesday, reportedly donning a gas mask and killing at least 17 people with an AR-15 assault rifle.<\/p>\n<p>Pupils at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, 30 miles north of Fort Lauderdale, hid under desks and cowered in cupboards as the gunfire rang out.<\/p>\n<p>The alleged gunman, named as Nikolas Cruz, 19, \u00a0had previously attended the high\u00a0school\u00a0and was expelled for unspecified disciplinary reasons.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<noscript><\/noscript><figcaption>\nDisturbing social media photos show alleged Florida gunman Nikolas Cruz ahead of the school massacreCredit:<br \/>\nInstagram\/Splash News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He managed to make it off campus before he was cornered and taken into custody in a townhouse at the Pelican Pointe gated community, in the Wyndham Lakes estate.<\/p>\n<p>As has happened after every mass shooting, the atrocity\u00a0spurred calls for gun control, with lawmakers calling on Donald Trump to &quot;do something&quot; about gun violence.<\/p>\n<p>The president didn&#8217;t face the media after the attack, but tweeted his condolences on Twitter.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My prayers and condolences to the families of the victims of the terrible Florida shooting. No child, teacher or anyone else should ever feel unsafe in an American school.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 14, 2018<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The death toll would make it the third-worst school shooting in recent US history after the Virginia Tech and Sandy Hook attacks. It is the 18th school shooting this year, according to campaign group Every Town for Gun Safety. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bill Bratton, the former chief of New York City police department, said the frequency of school shootings was \u201castonishing\u201d \u2013 but that it had become \u201cthe new normal\u201d.<\/p>\n<div id=\"video-o5Y3JjZTE6Mq0Mm5PLfTrMvy05OSZrpt\" class=\"js-video-player video-player component cq-dd-ooyala\" data-options=\"{ 'videoId': 'o5Y3JjZTE6Mq0Mm5PLfTrMvy05OSZrpt', 'autoplay': 'true', 'autoscale': false, 'type': 'sensitive', 'ooyalaOptions' : { 'overlayOptions': { 'endScreen': true, 'endScreenJson' : '\/news\/news.videos.7.json', 'searchPath' : '', 'autoForward' : 'true' } } }\" data-video-duration=\"58\" data-video-type=\"on-demand\" data-video-autoplay=\"false\">\n<p>Authorities at two nearby hospitals said they were treating 13 survivors for bullet wounds and other injuries, five of whom were listed in critical condition.<\/p>\n<p>Jim Gard, a maths teacher at the school, said that the teachers had reportedly been warned about Cruz. Another student interviewed on the scene by Channel 7 said the student had guns at home.<\/p>\n<p>Florida shooting<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWe were told last year that he wasn\u2019t allowed on campus with a backpack on him,\u201d said Mr Gard, who added that the former student had been in his class last year. \u201cThere were problems with him last year threatening students.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Broward County Mayor Beam Furr told CNN the shooter was getting treatment at a mental health clinic for a while, but that he hadn&#8217;t been back to the clinic for more than a year.<\/p>\n<p>One pupil said other teenagers had long thought the suspect would \u201cshoot up the school\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The pupil told local television station WFOR-TV: \u201cA lot of people were saying it was going to be him. A lot of kids threw jokes around saying that he was going to be the one to shoot up the school. It turns out that everyone predicted it. That\u2019s crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<noscript><\/noscript><figcaption>\nSuspect Nikolas Cruz being apprehended by police in an image posted on Twitter by\u00a0ESPN&#39;s Josh CohenCredit:<br \/>\nJosh Cohen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel\u00a0said investigators were dissecting the suspect&#8217;s social media posts. &quot;And some of the things that have come to mind are very, very disturbing,&quot; he added without elaborating.<\/p>\n<p>The Valentine&#8217;s Day bloodshed began after the assailant,\u00a0wearing a gas mask, stalked into the\u00a0school\u00a0carrying a rifle, ammunition cartridges and smoke grenades, said Senator Bill Nelson, who had been briefed by federal law enforcement officials.<\/p>\n<p>He then pulled a fire alarm, prompting students and staff to pour from their classrooms into hallways. &quot;There the carnage began,&quot; Senator Bill\u00a0Nelson\u00a0told CNN.<\/p>\n<p>In brief | Worst US mass shootings<\/aside>\n<p>On the first floor, Geovanni Vilsant, 15, said he was in a Spanish classroom when a fire alarm went off, urging all the students out of their classrooms.<\/p>\n<p>Then, two minutes later, gun shots rang out and he fled, catching sight of three bloody bodies on the floor as he was fleeing the school. \u201cThere was blood everywhere,\u201d he said. \u201cThey weren\u2019t moving.\u201d His elder brother, Bradley, who jumped a fence and sought refuge in a nearby neighbourhood, went back and found him.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><time class=\"live-post__wrapper-body-timestamp-full\" datetime=\"2018-02-15T06:42:01.406Z\">6:42AM<\/time><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"live-post__title\">&#39;Face of a hero&#39;<\/h3>\n<p>A football coach at the Florida high school where a gunman killed at least 17 people is being hailed a hero after reportedly throwing himself in front of students to protect them.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Aaron Feis was taken to hospital in critical condition after the alleged shooter Nikolas\u00a0Cruz\u00a0opened fire at\u00a0Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Broward County on Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BfMbqdzhj9a\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"8\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:8px;\">\n<div style=\" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;\">\n<div style=\" background:url(data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC\/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5\/P8\/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo\/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI\/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf\/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;\">\n<p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> This, ladies and gentlemen, if the face of a hero. Coach Aaron Feis was injured protecting a student in the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and, at last report, is in critical condition. He is a friend to all students that know him. He was always so nice to me when I went to school there, and I know he is close with my brother and his friends. Please, take a moment to send healing prayers for him.<\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by  Angelica Losada (@jelly_lo) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2018-02-14T22:42:05+00:00\">Feb 14, 2018 at 2:42pm PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The coach, who also worked as a security guard at the school for at least eight years, was initially said to be fighting for his life. However, Broward Sheriff Scott Israel later announced that \u201ca beloved football coach is dead,\u201d without naming the coach. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&quot;This is one of the genuinely greatest people to walk this earth. jumped in front of the bullets to save some students lives&#8230; unbelievable,&quot; Mike Schmidt wrote on Twitter.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Read the full story here.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><time class=\"live-post__wrapper-body-timestamp-full\" datetime=\"2018-02-15T03:31:28.337Z\">3:31AM<\/time><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"live-post__title\">Cruz had received treatment at a mental health clinic<\/h3>\n<p>\u00a0Victoria Olvera, a 17-year-old junior, said Cruz was expelled last school year after a fight with his ex-girlfriend&#8217;s new boyfriend. She said Cruz had been abusive to his girlfriend.<\/p>\n<p>School officials said Cruz was attending another school in Broward County after his expulsion.<\/p>\n<p>Broward County Mayor Beam Furr said during an interview with CNN that the shooter was getting treatment at a mental health clinic for a while, but that he hadn&#8217;t been back to the clinic for more than a year.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-video\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Broward County Mayor Beam Furr tells @andersoncooper the Florida high school shooting suspect was a client at a local mental health clinic and \u201chad been dealing with mental health issues,\u201d but had not been back for treatment in over a year https:\/\/t.co\/GP2jQJmeEx pic.twitter.com\/zZwiCBDckW<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joshua Chavers (@JoshuaChavers) February 15, 2018<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&quot;It wasn&#8217;t like there wasn&#8217;t concern for him,&quot; Furr said.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;We try to keep our eyes out on those kids who aren&#8217;t connected &#8230; Most teachers try to steer them toward some kind of connections. &#8230; In this case, we didn&#8217;t find a way to connect with this kid,&quot; Furr said.<\/p>\n<p><time class=\"live-post__wrapper-body-timestamp-full\" datetime=\"2018-02-15T02:36:51.251Z\">2:36AM<\/time><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"live-post__title\">Rubio hits back at calls for greater gun control<\/h3>\n<p>Republican Florida Senator Marco Rubio has responded to calls for greater gun control by saying a law might not have prevented the shooting.<\/p>\n<p>He said &quot;people still don&#8217;t know how&quot; the shooting occurred, or how the suspect Nikolas Cruz obtained the weapon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I think it&#8217;s important to know all of that before you jump to conclusions that there was some law that we could have passed that would have prevented it,&quot; Mr Rubio said on Fox News.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Marco Rubio says now is not the time to talk about gun control &#39;because people don&#39;t know how this happened&#39; pic.twitter.com\/ywNQ9YtiM4<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Aidan McLaughlin (@aidnmclaughlin) February 14, 2018<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>He also said it was too early for his Senate colleagues to call for new laws.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&quot;I think you can always have that debate. But if you&#8217;re gonna have that debate about this particular incident you should know the facts of that incident before you run out and prescribe some law that you claim could have prevented it.&quot;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><time class=\"live-post__wrapper-body-timestamp-full\" datetime=\"2018-02-15T02:05:47.880Z\">2:05AM<\/time><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"live-post__title\">Gunman &#39;wore a gas mask and had smoke grenades&#39;<\/h3>\n<p>Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida says the shooter in the attack on a high school in his state wore a gas mask and had smoke grenades.<\/p>\n<p>The Florida Democrat said in an interview with CNN that he was briefed on the attack by the FBI.<\/p>\n<p>Nelson says the attacker &quot;set off the fire alarm so the kids would come pouring out of the classrooms into the hall. And there the carnage began.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Nelson says he did not know if the gunman had used the smoke grenades but he assumed that&#8217;s why he had a gas mask on.<\/p>\n<p><time class=\"live-post__wrapper-body-timestamp-full\" datetime=\"2018-02-15T01:39:53.213Z\">1:39AM<\/time><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"live-post__title\">Communication with first responders released<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-video\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Officials release scanner communication between first responders at scene of #StonemanShooting pic.twitter.com\/YFXgbTNpAC<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WSVN 7 News (@wsvn) February 15, 2018<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-video\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Additional scanner communication between first responders gives details into scene at #StonemanShooting pic.twitter.com\/e33OM9YmcW<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WSVN 7 News (@wsvn) February 15, 2018<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><time class=\"live-post__wrapper-body-timestamp-full\" datetime=\"2018-02-15T01:17:32.337Z\">1:17AM<\/time><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"live-post__title\">Florida shooting was 18th school shooting this year<\/h3>\n<p>Timeline | US school shootings in 2018<\/aside>\n<p><time class=\"live-post__wrapper-body-timestamp-full\" datetime=\"2018-02-15T01:01:45.607Z\">1:01AM<\/time><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"live-post__title\">&#39;He was crazy about guns&#39;<\/h3>\n<p>Chad Williams, 18, a senior at Stoneman Douglas High school, remembered Cruz as a troubled classmate from when they attended middle school together. He said Cruz would set off the fire alarm, day after day, and finally got expelled in the eighth grade.<\/p>\n<p>More recently, Williams saw Cruz carrying several publications about guns when they ran into each other at the high school, he told Reuters. Williams thought Cruz was there to pick up a younger sibling.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cHe was crazy about guns,. He was kind of an outcast. He didn\u2019t have many friends. He would do anything crazy for a laugh, but he was trouble.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><time class=\"live-post__wrapper-body-timestamp-full\" datetime=\"2018-02-15T00:32:27.400Z\">12:32AM<\/time><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"live-post__title\">Footage shows scenes in classroom<\/h3>\n<p>CBS News posted a brief clip of cell phone video footage the network said was taken from inside a classroom, showing what appeared to be several students.<\/p>\n<p>A rapid series of loud gunshots are heard amid hysterical screaming and someone yelling, \u201cOh my God.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-video\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">JUST IN (warning, disturbing video): Cell phone video inside the school as shots were going off at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High https:\/\/t.co\/wHWo6XjccX pic.twitter.com\/3ovf5LhzBs<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) February 14, 2018<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>McKenzie Hartley, 19, who identified herself as the sister of a student at the school described the scene in a text message to Reuters: &quot;She heard him shooting through the windows of classrooms and two students were shot.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><time class=\"live-post__wrapper-body-timestamp-full\" datetime=\"2018-02-15T00:19:15.700Z\">12:19AM<\/time><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"live-post__title\">Lawmaker urges Trump to &#39;do something&#39;<\/h3>\n<p>Democratic Rep. Ted Deutch of Florida says lawmakers have offered their condolences after the latest school shooting, this one in his district.<\/p>\n<p>Deutch says he found his colleagues&#8217; outreach &#8211; in his words &#8211; both &quot;heartwarming and obscene.&quot;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The congressman says he uses the word &quot;obscene&quot; because school shootings have become so commonplace that lawmakers were offering him guidance on what to expect in coming days as constituents grapple with the tragedy.<\/p>\n<p>Deutch says it&#8217;s time to find ways to save lives. He says he wants President Donald Trump to call those concerned to the White House to &quot;do something&quot; about gun violence.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Parkland is an idyllic community. Tragedies like this occur everywhere. School shootings occur everywhere. This is horrific. https:\/\/t.co\/ygR6Z5gmgN<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rep. Ted Deutch (@RepTedDeutch) February 14, 2018<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><time class=\"live-post__wrapper-body-timestamp-full\" datetime=\"2018-02-15T00:14:22.494Z\">12:14AM<\/time><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"live-post__title\">Gunman had been &#39;flagged as a threat&#39;<\/h3>\n<p>The gunman who allegedly killed at least 17 people\u00a0at a Florida high school on Wednesday was reportedly a former student who had been flagged as a possible threat.<\/p>\n<p>Police identified the suspect as\u00a0Nikolaus\u00a0Cruz, a\u00a019-year-old who had been expelled from\u00a0\u00a0Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, about 45 miles (72 km) north of Miami.<\/p>\n<p>Jim Gard, a maths teacher, said Cruz had been in his class last year.<\/p>\n<p>Click Here: <a href='https:\/\/www.jerseytienda.com\/home.html' title='camisetas de futbol baratas'>camisetas de futbol baratas<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were told last year that he wasn\u2019t allowed on campus with a backpack on him,\u201d Mr Gard told the Miami Herald.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere were problems with him last year threatening students, and I guess he was asked to leave campus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read the full story.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><time class=\"live-post__wrapper-body-timestamp-full\" datetime=\"2018-02-14T23:58:53.528Z\">11:58PM<\/time><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"live-post__title\">12 of 17 fatal victims died inside school<\/h3>\n<p>Scott Israel, the local sheriff, says 12 of the 17 fatal victims were found inside the school.<\/p>\n<p>Two others were found nearby the school, one in a nearby street, and two others died in hospital.<\/p>\n<p><time class=\"live-post__wrapper-body-timestamp-full\" datetime=\"2018-02-14T23:25:22.649Z\">11:25PM<\/time><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"live-post__title\">Suspect identified as Nicolas Cruz<\/h3>\n<p>A federal official identified the suspect to the Associated Press\u00a0as Nicolas Cruz.<\/p>\n<p><time class=\"live-post__wrapper-body-timestamp-full\" datetime=\"2018-02-14T23:17:49.329Z\">11:17PM<\/time><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"live-post__title\">Map of where the shooting happened<\/h3>\n<p>Florida shooting<\/aside>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><time class=\"live-post__wrapper-body-timestamp-full\" datetime=\"2018-02-14T23:14:48.088Z\">11:14PM<\/time><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"live-post__title\">16 dead, CNN reports<\/h3>\n<p>CNN reported that 16 people had died, citing local law enforcement sources.<\/p>\n<p>ABC News reported that at least 15 people had died, according to two officers on the scene.<\/p>\n<p><time class=\"live-post__wrapper-body-timestamp-full\" datetime=\"2018-02-14T22:55:05.974Z\">10:55PM<\/time><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"live-post__title\">Other pupils had predicted suspect would &#39;shoot up school&#39;<\/h3>\n<p>One pupil at the school said other teenagers had long thought the suspect would &quot;shoot up the school&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>The pupil told WFOR-TV: &quot;A lot of people were saying it was going to be him. A lot of kids threw jokes around saying that he was going to be the one to shoot up the school.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;It turns out that everyone predicted it. That&#8217;s crazy.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;He was going class to class just shooting at random kids. Everything he posts (on social media) is about weapons. It&#8217;s sick.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><time class=\"live-post__wrapper-body-timestamp-full\" datetime=\"2018-02-14T22:41:12.932Z\">10:41PM<\/time><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"live-post__title\">School had previously sent email warning about shooter, teacher says<\/h3>\n<p>A teacher at the school told the Miami Herald the shooter had previously been identified as a threat.<\/p>\n<p>The teacher said the school had sent out an email warning staff about him and saying that he should not be allowed into the school with a backpack.<\/p>\n<p>Jim Gard, a maths teacher, told the Miami Herald: &quot;We were told last year that he wasn\u2019t allowed on campus with a backpack on him.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;There were problems with him last year threatening students, and and I guess he was asked to leave campus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><time class=\"live-post__wrapper-body-timestamp-full\" datetime=\"2018-02-14T22:36:12.061Z\">10:36PM<\/time><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"live-post__title\">&#39;Up to seven people dead&#39; local TV station reports<\/h3>\n<p>CBS Miami reported that &quot;as many as seven people are dead,&quot; citing local sources.<\/p>\n<p><time class=\"live-post__wrapper-body-timestamp-full\" datetime=\"2018-02-14T22:10:44.729Z\">10:10PM<\/time><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"live-post__title\">First pictures of presumed suspect being arrested<\/h3>\n<figure>\n<noscript><\/noscript><figcaption>\nA man, believed to be the suspect, is handcuffed<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><time class=\"live-post__wrapper-body-timestamp-full\" datetime=\"2018-02-14T22:01:26.987Z\">10:01PM<\/time><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"live-post__title\">Gunman a previous student<\/h3>\n<p>Sheriff Scott Israel of Broward County has just given a press conference.<\/p>\n<p>He says:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>He was not a current student.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>He was previously a student, but I don&#8217;t know the circumstances.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I wasn&#8217;t there, but I was told there was no confrontation and he was taken into arrest without incident.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I believe he was approximately 18 years old.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We believe the school is cleared, but we are still checking. When I hear all clear we begin the next phase of the investigations.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We know 14 people were transported to area hospitals with varying wounds.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><time class=\"live-post__wrapper-body-timestamp-full\" datetime=\"2018-02-14T21:58:33.736Z\">9:58PM<\/time><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"live-post__title\">Gunman reportedly a former student<\/h3>\n<p>Brandon, a student, said the suspected gunman was a former student.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;He told me he got kicked out of two private schools, and was held back twice.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;He seemed a little off.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><time class=\"live-post__wrapper-body-timestamp-full\" datetime=\"2018-02-14T21:56:11.072Z\">9:56PM<\/time><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"live-post__title\">Parents await news<\/h3>\n<figure>\n<noscript><\/noscript><figcaption>\nFamily members embrace after a student walked out from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><time class=\"live-post__wrapper-body-timestamp-full\" datetime=\"2018-02-14T21:38:42.791Z\">9:38PM<\/time><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"live-post__title\">Students text their terrified parents<\/h3>\n<p>My colleague <strong>Nick Allen<\/strong> writes:<\/p>\n<p>Caesar Figuero was texting with his daughter who was still in the school.<\/p>\n<p>He said: &quot;She&#8217;s trapped with 10 friends. Everyone was screaming and running. She ran into a closet and she&#8217;s still there.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;She&#8217;s saying people are shot or dead. Supposedly there was a student wearing a red shirt and one of the kids heard eight shots.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Another student I spoke to said there was bodies all over the place and blood all over the place. There&#8217;s probably two or three hundred cops, parents crying.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><time class=\"live-post__wrapper-body-timestamp-full\" datetime=\"2018-02-14T21:35:14.023Z\">9:35PM<\/time><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"live-post__title\">Former NYPD chief: &#34;This is the new normal&#34;<\/h3>\n<p>Bill Bratton, former NYPD chief, says the number of school shootings this year is &quot;astonishing&quot; &#8211; but calls it &quot;the new normal&quot;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He tells MSNBC: &quot;The reality is, this is something that will just continue to occur.&quot;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<noscript><\/noscript><figcaption>\nBill Bratton<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><time class=\"live-post__wrapper-body-timestamp-full\" datetime=\"2018-02-14T21:23:49.199Z\">9:23PM<\/time><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"live-post__title\">Gunman &#34;wearing a gas mask&#34;<\/h3>\n<p>My colleague <strong>Rozina Sabur<\/strong> writes:<\/p>\n<p>The gunman was wearing a gas mask, according to Mail Online.<\/p>\n<p>Police surrounded Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, where the &#8216;heavily armed&#8217; shooter, wearing a gas mask, pulled out a &#8216;long&#8217; gun at just after 2pm and began shooting.<\/p>\n<p><time class=\"live-post__wrapper-body-timestamp-full\" datetime=\"2018-02-14T21:21:40.468Z\">9:21PM<\/time><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"live-post__title\">Photos taken by students<\/h3>\n<figure>\n<noscript><\/noscript><figcaption>\nPhotos taken by a student during the &#34;active shooter&#34; situation<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure>\n<noscript><\/noscript><figcaption>\nImages inside the classroom<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><time class=\"live-post__wrapper-body-timestamp-full\" datetime=\"2018-02-14T21:04:54.751Z\">9:04PM<\/time><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"live-post__title\">President Trump responds<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just spoke to Governor Rick Scott. We are working closely with law enforcement on the terrible Florida school shooting.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 14, 2018<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><time class=\"live-post__wrapper-body-timestamp-full\" datetime=\"2018-02-14T21:03:41.222Z\">9:03PM<\/time><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"live-post__title\">White House responds<\/h3>\n<p>Sarah Sanders, the White House press secretary, said: &quot;The President has spoken with Governor Scott of Florida and offered federal assistance if needed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Department of Homeland Security Secretary Nielsen also spoke with Governor Scott as well as state and local officials. She has briefed the President on those conversations. The Governor, the Secretary, and other Administration officials will continue to keep the President updated.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;In light of this tragedy there will not be a regularly scheduled briefing as previously announced. We will inform you as more information is available.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;We continue to keep the victims, and their friends and family, in our thoughts and prayers.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><time class=\"live-post__wrapper-body-timestamp-full\" datetime=\"2018-02-14T21:02:56.041Z\">9:02PM<\/time><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"live-post__title\">18th school shooting this year<\/h3>\n<p>US Editor <strong>Ben Riley-Smith<\/strong> writes:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>There have already been more than a dozen school shootings in 2018 in America, according to data collected by the non-profit organization Everytown for Gun Safety.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Two teenagers were killed and 17 injured in a shooting at Marshall County High School, Kentucky, last month after a lone attacker fired a handgun apparently at random.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Earlier this month a 12-year-old girl was alleged by police to have opened fire at students at an Los Angeles school, leaving a handful of students injured.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><time class=\"live-post__wrapper-body-timestamp-full\" datetime=\"2018-02-14T21:01:17.158Z\">9:01PM<\/time><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"live-post__title\">Latest images from the scene<\/h3>\n<figure>\n<noscript><\/noscript><figcaption>\nMarjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><time class=\"live-post__wrapper-body-timestamp-full\" datetime=\"2018-02-14T20:57:21.732Z\">8:57PM<\/time><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"live-post__title\">Florida Senator confirms several dead<\/h3>\n<p>Bill Nelson, senator for Florida, said he had been told several students were killed.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>&quot;It is quite alarming, but it appears there are a number of fatalities in this terrible tragedy.&quot;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><time class=\"live-post__wrapper-body-timestamp-full\" datetime=\"2018-02-14T20:55:35.819Z\">8:55PM<\/time><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"live-post__title\">&#34;It&#39;s sad these tragedies happen in our country&#34;<\/h3>\n<p>Christine Hunschofsky, the mayor of Parkland,\u00a0told NBC Miami:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>&quot;It\u2019s sad. It\u2019s sad that these tragedies happen in our country. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&quot;Many of the students have been in touch with their parents. We have, many many parents out here.&quot;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><time class=\"live-post__wrapper-body-timestamp-full\" datetime=\"2018-02-14T20:46:36.797Z\">8:46PM<\/time><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"live-post__title\">One person reported dead<\/h3>\n<p>Local media are now reporting one dead after the shooting.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A local fire chief told the Miami Herald there has been one fatality, while\u00a0Florida&#8217;s WSVN-TV reported at least 20 people\u00a0may have been injured.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>17\u00a0people killed in rampage at Florida high school Gunman &#8216;wore gas mask&#8217; and used\u00a0an AR-15 assault rifle Suspect had been expelled for\u00a0disciplinary reasons Shooting is 18th in a US school this year so far Suspect Nikolas Cruz \u00a0&#8216;had been flagged as a threat&#8217; and &#8216;was crazy about guns&#8217; &#8216;The new normal&#8217;: With a school shooting &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/onhee.com\/?p=9460\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Florida shooting: Troubled former student suspected in killing of 17 at Parkland school&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9460"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9460\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}