Gunman Kills at Least 17 in Florida High School Shooting

  PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — A former student opened fire at a Florida high school Wednesday as classes were being dismissed, killing at least 17 people and sending scores of students running into the streets to escape the bullets.   Frantic parents rushed to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where SWAT team members and ambulances had surrounded the campus. Live footage showed emergency workers who appeared to be treating the wounded on sidewalks. "It is a horrific situation," Superintendent Robert Runcie said. "It is a horrible day for us." The 19-year-old suspect was taken into custody without incident about an hour after he left the school, authorities said. Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel said the suspect, who was previously expelled for disciplinary reasons, had at least one rifle and multiple magazines. Most of the fatalities were inside the building, though some were found fatally shot outside, the sheriff said. The gunman was identified as Nicolas Cruz by a U.S. official briefed on the investigation. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the information publicly. The day started normally at the school, which had a morning fire drill, and students were in class around 2:30 p.m. when another alarm sounded. Noah Parness, a 17-year-old junior, said he and the other students calmly went outside to their fire-drill areas when he suddenly heard popping sounds. "We saw a bunch of teachers...
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