19-year-old Nicholas Cruz, suspected of killing 17 people at a school in Parkland, Florida, will appear in court today in the United States, CNN reports.
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Currently, the police are searching the house where Cruz lived, as well as a number of other addresses. Classes at the school where the earlier shooting took place have been canceled for the remainder of the week. 17 people remain in hospitals, three are in critical condition. According to other information, the total number of victims is at least 20.
Shots were fired at Marjory Stoneman Douglas School, where more than 3,000 people study, before the end of classes at 14:30 (22:30 Moscow time) - after a fire alarm sounded in the building and students began to run out of classes. The police suspect that Cruz himself turned on the alarm in order to spread panic and fire at a large number of fleeing people at once.
When the shooting started, most of the students rushed back to their classrooms. According to eyewitnesses, one of the teachers saved 19 students from bullets by locking herself in the classroom with them. The media published a photo taken by one of the students, which shows people hiding under the tables.
“All the students ran into the classrooms and hid there. The teachers told us to sit quietly and not go out anywhere. Therefore, I think we survived,” said one of those who were at the school.
Cruz, armed with a semi-automatic AR-15 rifle with a 30-round magazine, which is in service with the American police and is freely sold for self-defense and hunting, shot everyone he saw in front of him. Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel later reported 17 dead. According to him, 12 people died at the school, three - outside the building, two more died in the hospital.
The sheriff gave some details of the tragedy. “We lost the Stoneman Douglas football coach today. My triplets graduated from this school. The deputy sheriff's son was shot in the arm, I won't give a name," he said.
The police detained Cruz about one and a half kilometers from the school.
It is already known that he was expelled from the school where he massacred due to discipline problems.
His former classmates were more specific. According to them, the crime committed by Cruz could have been foreseen, since he saw in the weapon a means to prove to others his superiority.
Cruise's father reportedly died 12 years ago from a serious illness, his adoptive mother passed away last year. The shooter's cousin said he was forced to take care of himself.
It is also established that Cruz bought the firearm in 2017, having successfully passed all the necessary procedures.
“My prayers and my condolences to the families of the victims of the terrible tragedy in Florida. No child, teacher or anyone else should feel threatened in American schools,” Trump tweeted.
This is the fourth case of school shootings in the United States since the beginning of the year. At the end of January, a girl was shot at a school in Ellis County, Texas. The next day, two people were killed in a shooting at a school in Benton, Kentucky. On February 1, two students were injured in a shooting at a school in Los Angeles, while a 12-year-old girl was shot.
Before the tragedy in Parkland, the most resonant was the shooting at an American school on April 20, 1999, when Columbine High School graduates Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold staged a massacre. They shot 13 people and wounded 23. When the cartridges ran out, the attackers committed suicide.
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School shooting in Florida: all the factsA shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida left at least 17 people dead and several others injured.
A Florida school shooting has become the deadliest since 2012. The 2012 Sandy Hook school attack killed 26 people.
Since the beginning of 2018, there have been six shootings in the United States that have killed or injured students.
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The latest data on the death toll was provided by the local sheriff's office. "I'm sorry to report that 17 people have died," Sheriff Scott Israel tweeted.
The incident took place at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida (Broward County).
It is reported that the attacker first set off the fire alarm, which caused a panic in the school, and then opened fire on the fleeing people.
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According to the sheriff, the shooter had an automatic rifle and "countless magazines."
He started shooting at people on the street, killing three people. Then he went into the school building, where he shot 12 more people. Two more died from their wounds in the hospital.
Image copyright EPAAccording to the sheriff, among the dead are both schoolchildren and adults, but it is not yet known whether these are parents or teachers.
Not all of the dead have yet been identified. So far, it is only known that among the victims is the coach of the local football team.
American media immediately reported that the attacker was 19-year-old former student Nicholas Cruz. His identity was later confirmed by the sheriff's office, adding that Cruz had been arrested.
A total of 17 people were taken to hospitals, two of them died, three are still in critical condition.
The assailant was also first taken to the hospital, where he was treated by paramedics before being handed back to the security services, who placed Cruz under arrest.
USA Today reports that the shooter was known to police because he "was a member of the federal Junior Reserve Officers" Training Corps (JROTC) program. Cruz was expelled from school for "violation of discipline."
"We've already started combing through his websites and what he posted on social media," Israel assured, calling some of Cruz's posts "very, very disturbing."
Image copyright Reuters Image caption In this frame, you can see the suspect: first he was taken to the hospital, and from there to prisonpolice operation
Footage shown on national television shows the wounded being carried into ambulances and students being evacuated from the school.
Residents of nearby houses were asked not to go outside. Footage from the scene showed a helicopter flying over the school.
Image copyright EVN Image caption Local television showed live how students were evacuated from the schoolAs the operation continued, the police asked teachers and students to "remain barricaded until the police come to you."
The FBI said it was "taking the necessary action."
Commented on what is happening, US Senator from Connecticut Chris Murphy. During a Senate meeting, he said: "While we are talking, terrible things are happening at a high school in south Florida. Turn on the TV - you will see children trying to escape."
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Florida Governor Richard Scott immediately contacted the US President, the country's intelligence services and the school administration immediately after the news of the shooting.
President Trump tweeted his condolences to the victims and the families of those affected. "No child, teacher, or anyone else should feel threatened in an American school," Trump tweeted.
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