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| Florida school shooting: Suspect named as expelled former student Nikolas Cruz | |
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| Authorities have identified the suspect in a Florida school shooting as Nikolas Cruz, a 19-year-old former student. | |
| Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel told reporters Mr Cruz had been expelled from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School for disciplinary reasons. | Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel told reporters Mr Cruz had been expelled from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School for disciplinary reasons. |
| “We have already begin to dissect his websites and some of the social media he was on”, Mr Israel said, calling some of the content “very disturbing”. | “We have already begin to dissect his websites and some of the social media he was on”, Mr Israel said, calling some of the content “very disturbing”. |
| At least 17 people died after a gunman opened fire from both within and outside the school. He was carrying an AR-15, a type of semiautomatic rifle, and multiple magazines. | |
| Mr Cruz was arrested “without incident” somewhere off campus about an hour after the shooting, Mr Israel said. | |
| A former teacher told the Miami Herald that he believed the Mr Cruz was already on the school's radar. | A former teacher told the Miami Herald that he believed the Mr Cruz was already on the school's radar. |
| “We were told last year that he wasn’t allowed on campus with a backpack on him,” math teacher Jim Gard told the Herald. “There were problems with him last year threatening students, and I guess he was asked to leave campus.” | “We were told last year that he wasn’t allowed on campus with a backpack on him,” math teacher Jim Gard told the Herald. “There were problems with him last year threatening students, and I guess he was asked to leave campus.” |
| But Broward County Public Schools superintendent Robert Runcie told reporters there were no red flags giving authorities a reason to be on guard. | But Broward County Public Schools superintendent Robert Runcie told reporters there were no red flags giving authorities a reason to be on guard. |
| “We didn’t have any warnings,“ Mr Runcie said. ”There weren’t any phone calls or threats that were made“. | “We didn’t have any warnings,“ Mr Runcie said. ”There weren’t any phone calls or threats that were made“. |