PARKLAND, Fla. — At least 17 people were killed in a high school shooting Wednesday afternoon in Parkland, Florida and more than a dozen others were injured, according to Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel.
The lone gunman, identified as Nikolas Cruz, 19, was a former student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and was taken into custody without incident shortly after the attack, Israel said.
>> Who is Nikolas Cruz, accused gunman in Florida high school attack?
:quality(70)/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-cmg.s3.amazonaws.com/public/YGRVGWR7MUST4ISCP3LEAXGHYI.jpg)
TRENDING NOW:
- Flooding rains, strong winds result in major damage across area
- Man takes wife's ashes to restaurant for Valentine's Day lunch
- Pittsburgh Fish Fry List 2018
- VIDEO: Storms leave behind widespread damage
Cox Media Group
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/XCUXZC2XYZHCRGNNGKFEX6U3LQ.png)
:quality(70)/d1hfln2sfez66z.cloudfront.net/11-05-2024/t_33a5187e09ba40d5931f8ecefc7957bf_name_file_1920x1080_1200_v3_1_.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/V2FJ42SKPFEGTBIRCMVKTVZMGQ.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/PSRTINGJKRD2BCJHGGR62B4Q3E.jpeg)
:quality(70)/d1hfln2sfez66z.cloudfront.net/11-05-2024/t_8a23645bd7af4d17a373d2859c8a92f2_name_coldpolitsignvandals11pv110424_frame_147.jpeg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/XYJHAYW6NJAXJLWE2RNNCRHDJU.png)