Parkland: At least 17 people have been killed in a Florida school after a former student, armed with an AR-15 rifle opened fire and went on a shooting spree.
The terrorist was identified as 19-year old Nikolaus Cruz, who is a former student of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, was expelled for ‘disciplinary’ reasons.
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The Broward County Sheriff informed that Cruz was arrested without incident in the nearby town of Coral Springs after the Valentine’s Day rampage and taken to hospital with minor injuries, the sheriff said.
“We have already begun to dissect his websites and things on social media that he was on and some of the things… are very, very disturbing,” Sheriff said. “He had countless magazines, multiple magazines, and at this point, we believe he had one AR-15 rifle,” the sheriff added.
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The police also informed that they don’t know the exact number of deaths but added that at least 14 were taken to the hospital and two succumbed to their injuries.
The shooting, once again will bring the ‘gun culture’ and easy access to weapons in the United States under the spotlight.
