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On February 14, 2018, a [[mass shooting]] occurred at [[Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School]] in [[Parkland, Florida|Parkland]], [[Florida]], in the [[Miami metropolitan area]]. Seventeen people were killed and fourteen more hospitalized, making it the [[List of school massacres by death toll|deadliest high school shooting]] in modern U.S. history.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/feb/14/florida-shooting-school-latest-news-stoneman-douglas |title=At least 17 people dead in Florida school shooting: 'It's a horrific, horrific day' |last=Laughland |first=Oliver |last2=Luscombe |first2=Richard |last3=Yuhas |first3=Alan |date=February 15, 2018 |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=February 15, 2018 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215075616/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/feb/14/florida-shooting-school-latest-news-stoneman-douglas |archivedate=February 15, 2018 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Earl |first1=Jennifer |title=Florida school shooting among 10 deadliest in modern US history |url=http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/02/14/florida-school-shooting-among-10-deadliest-in-modern-us-history.html |accessdate=February 15, 2018 |work=[[Fox News]] |date=February 14, 2018 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215021549/http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/02/14/florida-school-shooting-among-10-deadliest-in-modern-us-history.html |archivedate=February 15, 2018 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The alleged shooter is in custody of the [[Broward County Sheriff's Office]]. He was taken to a local hospital before being booked into jail and arraigned. The suspect is identified as 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz, a former student.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/live-updates-shooting-high-school-parkland-fla-multiple-injuries-reported-200936418.html |title=Police respond to shooting at Florida high school, suspect at large |website=[[Yahoo! News]] |date=February 14, 2018 |accessdate=February 14, 2018 |first=Emily |last=Shapiro |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215082055/https://www.yahoo.com/news/live-updates-shooting-high-school-parkland-fla-multiple-injuries-reported-200936418.html |archivedate=February 15, 2018 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
On February 14, 2018, a [[mass shooting]] occurred at [[Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School]] in [[Parkland, Florida|Parkland]], [[Florida]], in the [[Miami metropolitan area]]. Seventeen people were killed and fourteen more hospitalized, making it the [[List of school massacres by death toll|deadliest high school shooting]] in modern U.S. history.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/feb/14/florida-shooting-school-latest-news-stoneman-douglas |title=At least 17 people dead in Florida school shooting: 'It's a horrific, horrific day' |last=Laughland |first=Oliver |last2=Luscombe |first2=Richard |last3=Yuhas |first3=Alan |date=February 15, 2018 |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=February 15, 2018 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215075616/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/feb/14/florida-shooting-school-latest-news-stoneman-douglas |archivedate=February 15, 2018 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Earl |first1=Jennifer |title=Florida school shooting among 10 deadliest in modern US history |url=http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/02/14/florida-school-shooting-among-10-deadliest-in-modern-us-history.html |accessdate=February 15, 2018 |work=[[Fox News]] |date=February 14, 2018 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215021549/http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/02/14/florida-school-shooting-among-10-deadliest-in-modern-us-history.html |archivedate=February 15, 2018 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The alleged shooter is in custody of the [[Broward County Sheriff's Office]]. He was taken to a local hospital before being booked into jail and arraigned. The suspect is identified as 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz, a former student.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/live-updates-shooting-high-school-parkland-fla-multiple-injuries-reported-200936418.html |title=Police respond to shooting at Florida high school, suspect at large |website=[[Yahoo! News]] |date=February 14, 2018 |accessdate=February 14, 2018 |first=Emily |last=Shapiro |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215082055/https://www.yahoo.com/news/live-updates-shooting-high-school-parkland-fla-multiple-injuries-reported-200936418.html |archivedate=February 15, 2018 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>


This is the 18th school shooting to occur in America so far in 2018.<ref>http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-15/there-have-been-17-shootings-in-america-so-far-this-year/9449748</ref>
==Shooting==
==Shooting==
The shooting took place on February 14, 2018 during [[Valentine's Day]] at [[Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School]] in [[Parkland, Florida]].
The shooting took place on February 14, 2018 during [[Valentine's Day]] at [[Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School]] in [[Parkland, Florida]].

Revision as of 11:32, 15 February 2018

Douglas High School shooting
Part of school shootings in the United States
Pine Island Road entrance to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in 2008
Stoneman Douglas High School is located in Florida
Stoneman Douglas High School
Stoneman Douglas High School
Stoneman Douglas High School (Florida)
LocationMarjory Stoneman Douglas High School
5901 Pine Island Road
Parkland, Florida, U.S.
Coordinates26°18′19″N 80°16′06″W / 26.3053°N 80.2683°W / 26.3053; -80.2683
DateFebruary 14, 2018 (2018-02-14)
2:40 p.m. (EST)
Attack type
School shooting, mass shooting
WeaponsAR-15 pattern semi-automatic rifle
Deaths17
Victims14 hospitalized

On February 14, 2018, a mass shooting occurred at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, in the Miami metropolitan area. Seventeen people were killed and fourteen more hospitalized, making it the deadliest high school shooting in modern U.S. history.[1][2] The alleged shooter is in custody of the Broward County Sheriff's Office. He was taken to a local hospital before being booked into jail and arraigned. The suspect is identified as 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz, a former student.[3]

This is the 18th school shooting to occur in America so far in 2018.[4]

Shooting

The shooting took place on February 14, 2018 during Valentine's Day at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

At approximately 2:40 p.m. EST, near dismissal time, staff and students heard gunfire and enacted a "code red" lockdown.[5] The shooter activated a fire alarm while wearing a gas mask and carrying smoke bombs.[6][7] He was armed with a .223 caliber AR-15 style rifle and multiple magazines.[8][9] He briefly escaped by blending in with students fleeing the school before being arrested without incident.[10]

Victims

Seventeen students and staff were killed and many others injured, including at least fourteen (minus the shooter) who were hospitalized.[11][8] Three people remained in critical condition the next day.[12] Of those killed, twelve died in the school, two just outside, one on the street and two at the hospital.[8]

Suspect

The suspected shooter was identified as Nikolas Cruz,[13][14] a 19-year-old former student of the school. His former math teacher said an email from the school administration had circulated among teachers, warning that Cruz had made threats against other students, leading to his ban from wearing a backpack on campus. He was later expelled for fighting with the boyfriend of his former girlfriend.[15][13][16]

Cruz was a member of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC). A former classmate said he had a lot of anger management issues and often joked about guns and gun-related violence, including "shooting up establishments".[17] Another described him as "super stressed-out all the time and talked about guns a lot and tried to hide his face".[18] A current student said, "I think everyone had in their minds if anybody was going to do it, it was going to be him."[18]

After adopting Cruz at birth, his father died when he was a boy and his mother died three months prior to the shooting.[19]

Aftermath

First responders established a triage tent outside the school.[11] The school district provided grief counseling to students and their families. Additionally, Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi said costs of funerals and counseling would be covered by the state.[20]

President Donald Trump and Governor Rick Scott were briefed on the shooting.[6] Trump offered his prayers and condolences to the victims’ families, writing that "no child, teacher or anyone else should ever feel unsafe in an American school".[21][22] Scott ordered flags of state buildings to be flown at half-staff in "remembrance of the victims of the senseless violence committed".[23]

As the school population is at least 40% Jewish, Chabad rabbis associated with the school coordinated an evening of prayer, consolation and memorial.[24]

See also

References

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  19. ^ "Nikolas Cruz: Troubled suspect had been expelled from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School". sun-sentinel.com. Archived from the original on February 15, 2018. Adopted at birth by a loving older couple, Nikolas Cruz seemed to struggle in recent years. His dad died when he was much younger and the 19-year-old's mom died just 3 ½ months ago, neighbors, friends and family members said. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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