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| Florida shooting: Leader of white nationalist group confirms suspect was member of his organisation | Florida shooting: Leader of white nationalist group confirms suspect was member of his organisation |
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| The suspect in a Florida school shooting was reportedly a member of a white supremacist group. | The suspect in a Florida school shooting was reportedly a member of a white supremacist group. |
| A representative of the Republic of Florida organisation told multiple outlets that suspect Nikolas Cruz was a member. | A representative of the Republic of Florida organisation told multiple outlets that suspect Nikolas Cruz was a member. |
| The group supports the establishment of a white ethno-state. Its leader Jordan Jereb told the Associated Press that Mr Cruz had participated in paramilitary drills. | |
| The Southern Poverty Law Centre, which tracks extremists groups, included the Republic of Florida on its “Hate Watch” list. Tallahassee-based WTXL-TV reported last year that the white nationalist group was actively seeking more members and said the group was on the Leon County Sheriff’s Office’s radar. | |
| “I do think civil war is a very real possibility in the next two years,” Mr Jereb told the Tallahassee Democrat, predicting “an open, violent clash involving guns and people stabbing and killing each other”. | |
| Authorities have charged Mr Cruz with 17 counts of murder, and investigators are beginning to piece together information about the suspect. | Authorities have charged Mr Cruz with 17 counts of murder, and investigators are beginning to piece together information about the suspect. |
| The FBI confirmed that it had received a tip about an online commenter with the name “nikolas cruz” posting “Im going to be a professional school shooter” in 2017. The bureau ran database checks but could not confirm the poster’s identity. | The FBI confirmed that it had received a tip about an online commenter with the name “nikolas cruz” posting “Im going to be a professional school shooter” in 2017. The bureau ran database checks but could not confirm the poster’s identity. |
| An online trail left behind by Mr Cruz included some “very disturbing” material, Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel told reporters. | An online trail left behind by Mr Cruz included some “very disturbing” material, Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel told reporters. |