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See The Pictures Of the Arrested Suspect that Killed 17 People In Florida School Shooting

Authorities said 17 people are dead after a former student opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida on Wednesday afternoon.

The suspected gunman — identified by the Broward County Sheriff’s Office as 19-year-old Nikolaus Cruz — has been taken into custody.

“This is a terrible day for Parkland, Broward County, the state of Florida and the United States. My very own triplets went to that school and graduated from Stoneman Douglas,” Broward Sheriff Scott Israel said at a press conference Wednesday. “It’s just catastrophic. There really are no words.”

This is at least the 18th school shooting of 2018.

Here’s what we know so far:

At least 17 people were killed in the shooting on Wednesday. Broward Sheriff Scott Israel said 12 people were killed inside the school. Three others were shot just outside the building and on a nearby street corner. Two victims died at nearby hospitals.

“I’m saddened to say that 17 people lost their lives.”- Sheriff Scott Israel says

“Our worst fears are being realized. It looks like it’s a number of fatalities. Praying for all those students, families and school members affected at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School,” Florida Sen. Bill Nelson said in a tweet.

Broward County Public Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie described the shooting as an “unspeakable tragedy” representing “the worst of humanity.”

Today we experiencing the worst of humanity as an unspeakable tragedy has hit our @browardschools family at Marjory Stoneman Douglas HS. There has been a shooting on campus with injuries and fatalities. We are working with law enforcement as we pray for our babies and families.

The sheriff’s office identified the suspected shooter as 19-year-old Nikolaus Cruz. The suspect — who authorities said was not a current student, but had previously attended the school — was taken into custody Wednesday after being found off campus. Israel said Cruz had been expelled from the school for disciplinary reasons.

The school was initially placed on lockdown, but started dismissing students as a SWAT team worked on clearing the school. Broadcast news footage showed students running from the school building with their hands up.

 

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