Photos: Ex-student goes on shooting spree at Florida high school killing 17
Updated On Feb 15, 2018 10:55 AM IST
A 19-year-old former student gunned down at least 17 people, including students and staff, and injured 15 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida on Wednesday afternoon, in the latest mass shooting in the United States.
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People wait for loved ones as they are brought out of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School after a shooting at the school on February 14, 2018 in Parkland, Florida. A 19-year-old former student gunned down at least 17 people, including students and staff, and injured 15 in a Florida high school on Wednesday afternoon. (Joe Readle / Gety Images / AFP)
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Students hold their hands in the air as they are evacuated by police from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. The shooting took place in Parkland city, a middle-class community about 72km north of Miami, at around 2:30pm, just minutes before the close of school. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
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Waiting for word from students, anxious family members gather at Coral Springs Drive and the Sawgrass Expressway, just south of the campus. Witnesses and local leaders briefed by investigators indicated the assailant had planned the shooting meticulously with the intention to maximise casualties. He came wearing a gas mask and was carrying smoke grenades. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
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Fire Rescue personnel work the scene at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The assailant was identified as Nikolas Cruz, who was expelled a year ago for disciplinary problems. Investigators said he carried an AR-15, a semi-automatic rifle and multiple magazines. (Joe Raedle / Getty Images / AFP)
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A man placed in handcuffs is led by police near Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in a still image from video. Most of the victims were shot inside the school building. Two were killed outside and one further away as the assailant tried to flee. The gunman was arrested not too far from the school and was said to be cooperating with investigators. (WSVN.com via REUTERS)
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Law enforcement personel work the scene at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School after the shooting. Cruz set off the fire alarm to draw students into the hallway and waited for them at the entrance with the semi-automatic gun. (Joe Raedle / Getty Images / AFP)
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Florida Gov. Rick Scott (C) joined law enforcement agents near the site of the deadly school shooting and offered his condolences to the victims’ families and survivors. He said the attack that claimed at least 17 lives “is just absolutely pure evil.” (Wilfredo Lee / AP)
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