17 DEAD in shooting at Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida

Story by NY Times
Written by Audra Burch, Pat Mazzei and Adam Goldman

PARKLAND, Fla. — Seventeen people were killed in a shooting on Wednesday afternoon at a high school about an hour northwest of Miami, law enforcement officials said. The dead included adults and students.

Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel said the suspect is in custody.

“This is catastrophic,” he said. “There really are no words.”

A federal official said the gunman had been identified as Nicolas Cruz, 19. The sheriff said the gunman was a former student. He was arrested in Coral Springs, a neighboring city, about an hour after leaving the school.

The gunman was armed with a semiautomatic AR-15 assault rifle, Sheriff Israel said, and “countless magazines.”



Students ran out of the school, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High in Parkland, holding on to each other, as law enforcement officers swarmed the building armed with military-grade weapons. Parents rushed to the area to be reunited with their children.



Read more:
http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/sen-nelson-on-school-shooting-south-florida-is-hurting-1161768003668
https://www.facebook.com/OccupyDemocrats/videos/1933164770109901/
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/police-respond-shooting-parkland-florida-high-school-n848101

Teacher / Witness link:
http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/teacher-i-hid-in-the-closet-with-19-students-1161833539997