Here are top 10 developments of Florida shooting
1. Nikolaus Cruz's life at home
The gunman was identified as Nikolaus Cruz, who previously attended the school and was expelled for unspecified disciplinary reasons.
Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel said, "the gunman surrendered to police without a struggle." Cruz was adopted by Lynda and Roger Cruz when he was an infant,
ABC reports. According to Kathie Blaine, the cousin of Cruz’s adopted mother who lives in New York, Lynda died of the flu in November. Blaine also said Cruz’s adoptive father died 13 years ago of a heart attack.
2. Ex-CIA official breaks down on camera
A former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Philip Mudd broke down into tears on camera during an interview, following the shooting at a Florida high school on Wednesday.
Philip Mudd, while speaking to CNN, condemned the incident and urged the people to speak against it.
He was emotional and visibly disturbed while saying, "A child of God is dead.
Can not we acknowledge in this country that we cannot accept this?"
Mudd also blamed the ISIS and Al Queda, which might have provided the ammunition and grenades used by the accused to conduct the shooting.
3. Weapons used by Cruz
He was armed with an AR-15-style rifle and had multiple magazines of ammunition. According to CNN, he wore a gas mask, was carrying smoke grenades and set off a fire alarm, prompting students to pour out of their classrooms into the hallways.
As a high school freshman, Cruz was part of the US military-sponsored Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corp program at the school.
Jillian Davis, 19, a recent graduate and former fellow JROTC member at Stoneman Douglas High, described Cruz as "kind of an outcast" who was known for unruly behaviour at school and was "crazy about guns."
4. 17 dead, over a dozen injured
Twelve of the dead were killed inside the school, two others just outside, one more on the street and two other victims died of their injuries at a hospital.
The victims comprised a mixture of students and adults. Authorities at two nearby hospitals told Reuters they were treating 13 survivors for bullet wounds and other injuries, five of whom were listed in critical condition
5. 18th shooting in a US school this year
It was the 18th shooting in a U.S. school so far this year, according to gun control group Everytown for Gun Safety. That tally includes suicides and incidents when no one was injured, as well as the January shooting in which a 15-year-old gunman killed two fellow students at a Benton, Kentucky, high school.
More than 40 “active shooter” episodes in schools have been recorded in the United States since 2000, according to F.B.I. and news reports. The shootings have become common enough that many schools, including Douglas High, run annual drills in which students practice huddling in classrooms behind locked doors.
Staff and students told local media that a fire alarm went off around the time the shooting started, sparking chaos as some 3,300 students at the school first headed into hallways before teachers herded them back into classrooms, to seek shelter in closets.
7. Anguished parents check on their children
"It is just absolutely horrifying. I can't believe this is happening," Lissette Rozenblat, whose daughter goes to the school, told CNN. Her daughter called her to say she was safe but the student also told her mother she heard the cries of a person who was shot.
Televised images showed dozens of students, their arms in the air, weaving their way between law enforcement officers with heavy weapons and helmets, and large numbers of emergency vehicles including police cars, ambulances and fire trucks.
8. Trump prays for Florida school shooting victims
United States President Donald Trump on Thursday offered his condolences, following the shooting at a school in Parkland, Florida.
"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," President Trump wrote on Twitter.
Trump also assured the US citizens that a strict action will be taken against the shooter. First Lady of the United States, Melania Trump, too offered her condolences.
"My heart is heavy over the school shooting in Florida. Keeping all affected in my thoughts and prayers," she wrote on Twitter.
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.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)
February 14, 2018
Just spoke to Governor Rick Scott. We are working closely with law enforcement on the terrible Florida school shooting.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)
February 14, 2018
My heart is heavy over the school shooting in Florida. Keeping all affected in my thoughts & prayers.
— Melania Trump (@FLOTUS)
February 14, 2018
Praying for the innocent lives lost, their families and the Parkland, Florida community in the wake of today’s unspeakable tragedy.
— Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump)
February 15, 2018
9. Social media grieves for the dead
my heart is heavy and i’m beyond words. i’m with you #florida. 18th school shooting and it’s february.
— aidan (@aidan)
February 14, 2018
Teachers and school staff should be armed. The bad guys will always get the guns even if they are illegal / banned.
We need more good people armed to keep tragedies like this from happening. #Florida
— Josh Gremillion (@joshgremillion)
February 15, 2018
•16 children won’t come home tonight
•19 schools have had shootings in 2018
•1606 mass shootings since Sandy Hook
•80,000 Americans murdered by guns since Sandy Hook
•0 legislation passed to prevent the next attack#GunControlNow#Florida
— Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@MuslimIQ)
February 14, 2018
10. Florida schools and Universities, government pray for Florida victims
The Valentine's Day bloodshed in the Miami suburb of gated communities with palm- and shrub-lined streets was the latest outbreak of gun violence that has become a regular occurrence at schools and college campuses across the United States over the past several years.
Tonight @UF mourns with the Parkland and Broward communities. Remember if you or someone you know is in crisis there are dedicated professionals available to help. To get connected please email umatter@ufl.edu or call 352-294-CARE. pic.twitter.com/fKgU85pr3z
— U Matter We Care (@UMatterWeCare)
February 15, 2018
We stand with the students, families and employees of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in their darkest hour. May they have the strength and hope to get through this terrible ordeal. U Matter We Care is available for all those on campus seeking help. https://t.co/cWf3Hevldd
— W. Kent Fuchs (@PresidentFuchs)
February 15, 2018
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