This is what we know so far about a shooting at a high school in Florida which has left multiple people dead.
– At least 17 people have died after a gunman opened fire at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland on Wednesday afternoon.
– Authorities responded to reports of a shooting at about 2.30pm.
– The suspect was identified as 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz. He was arrested at the scene and taken into custody.
– Sheriff Scott Israel, of Broward County, said Cruz was a former student at the school who was previously expelled for disciplinary reasons.
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– The sheriff said the gunman had at least one AR-15 rifle as well as multiple magazines.
– He told reporters that an attack began outside the school.
– 12 people were found dead inside the building, two were found just outside the school and another was found dead in a nearby street. A further two people died later while receiving medical treatment.
– 16 injured people were taken to hospital – the two who later died among that number.
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– US president Donald Trump tweeted his condolences saying: “No child, teacher or anyone else should ever feel unsafe in an American school.”
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