Stoneman Douglas High School Shooting

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Stoneman Douglas High School shooting
On the afternoon of February 14, 2018, a mass shooting occurred at
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Seventeen
Stoneman Douglas High
people were killed and fourteen more were taken to hospitals, making it
School shooting
one of the world's deadliest school massacres.[2][3] The suspected Part of school shootings in the United
perpetrator, 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz, was identified by witnesses and States
arrested shortly afterward. He confessed, according to the Broward County
Sheriff's Office (BSO).[4] He was charged with 17 counts of premeditated
murder.
The BSO received a number of tips in 2016 and 2017 about Cruz's threats
to carry out a school shooting. The Federal Bureau of Investigation
received information in September 2017 and in January 2018 about Cruz's
threats and concerning behavior.
The Pine Island Road entrance to
Police and prosecutors have not yet established a motive and are Stoneman Douglas High School in 2008
investigating "a pattern of disciplinary issues and unnerving behavior".[5]
Some of the students who survived the shooting became gun control
activists and founded the advocacy group Never Again MSD.
Contents
Shooting Parkland
Victims
Nikolas Cruz
Earlier warnings to law enforcement
Legal proceedings Parkland (Florida)
Aftermath Show map of Florida
Officer response Show map of the US
Political reaction
Show all
Gun control debate
Conspiracy theories and disinformation Location Marjory Stoneman
Douglas High School
See also
5901 Pine Island Road
Notes
Parkland, Florida, U.S.
References
Coordinates 26.3053°N 80.2683°W
Further reading
(shooting)
External links
26.2897°N 80.2871°W
(arrest)[note 1]
Shooting Date February 14, 2018

2:21 p.m. – 2:27 p.m.
(EST, UTC−5)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoneman_Douglas_High_School_shooting 1/17
The shooting took place during the afternoon of February 14, 2018, at Attack type School shooting, mass
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School (MSD) in Parkland, Florida. The shooting
suspected shooter, Nikolas Cruz, took an Uber ride and was dropped off at Weapons AR-15 style semi-
the school at 2:19 p.m. EST.[4] automatic rifle (Smith &
Wesson M&P15)
Cruz entered Building 12,[note 2] a three-story structure containing 30
classrooms typically occupied by about 900 students and 30 teachers.[6] Deaths 17
Armed with an AR-15 style semi-automatic rifle and multiple magazines, Non-fatal 14
he activated a fire alarm and began firing at students and teachers.[7][8][9] injuries
The fire alarm caused confusion as there had been a fire drill earlier in the Suspected Nikolas Cruz
day.[10] perpetrator
Charges 17 counts of capital
Cruz had legally purchased the rifle from a nearby Coral Springs gun store murder
a year before the shootings.[11] At about 2:21, near dismissal time, staff
members heard gunfire and activated a code red lockdown.[12][13][14] A school resource officer of the Broward County
Sheriff's Office ran to the scene, but took a position between two other buildings next to Building 12. He later stated that he
did not enter Building 12 because he thought the shots were coming from outside.[15][16][17]
The shooting lasted six minutes,[18] after which Cruz dropped his rifle on the 3rd floor of the building and left the scene by
blending in with fleeing students. He walked to a Walmart, where he purchased a soda at its Subway restaurant. He then
walked to a McDonald's and lingered before leaving on foot at 3:01.[4] At about 3:40, he was stopped by a police officer in
Coral Springs—2 miles (3.2 km) from the school—and taken into custody without incident.[19][20][1][21] He was taken to a
hospital emergency room with "labored breathing",[note 3] released after 40 minutes, then booked into the Broward County
Jail.[4][22]
School surveillance camera footage was used to identify Cruz as the suspected perpetrator.[23][24] He was recognized by a
staffer before he entered the building and was also recognized by witnesses during the attack.[12]
Victims
Fourteen students and three staff members were killed and many others wounded or injured, including at least 14 who
were taken to area hospitals.[25][26][27] Three remained in critical condition on February 15[28] and one by the following
day.[29] Of those killed, 12 died in the school, two just outside the school buildings, one on the street, and two at the
hospital.[25] The victims who died were:[30]
Aaron Feis, 37 Jaime Guttenberg, age 14

Alaina Petty, 14 Joaquin Oliver, 17
Alex Schachter, 14 Luke Hoyer, 15
Alyssa Alhadeff, 14 Martin Duque, 14
Cara Loughran, 14 Meadow Pollack, 18
Carmen Schentrup, 16 Nicholas Dworet, 17
Chris Hixon, 49 Peter Wang, 15
Gina Montalto, 14 Scott Beigel, 35
Helena Ramsay, 17
Scott Beigel, a geography teacher, was killed after he unlocked a classroom for students to hide in, and some survived
because the gunman did not enter the classroom.[31][32] Aaron Feis, an assistant football coach and security guard, was
shot and killed as he shielded two students.[33] Chris Hixon, the school's athletic director, was killed as he ran toward the
sound of the gunfire and tried to help fleeing students.[34]
Fifteen-year-old Peter Wang was last seen in his Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) uniform, holding open
doors so others could get out more quickly. He was called a hero, and a White House petition was circulated calling for him
to be buried with full military honors.[35][36] He, Alaina Petty, and Martin Duque were all posthumously honored by the
U.S. Army with the ROTC Medal for Heroism at their funerals, and Wang was buried in his JROTC Blues uniform. On
February 20, he was awarded a rare posthumous admission to the United States Military Academy.[37]
Nikolas Cruz
The suspected shooter was identified as Nikolas Jacob Cruz, a 19-year-old former
student.[38][39] He was born on September 24, 1998, in Margate, Florida,[40] and was
adopted at birth.[41] His adoptive father died in 2004.[42] His adoptive mother died at age
68 in November 2017, three months before the shooting.[43] He had been living with
relatives and friends since her death.[44]
Cruz was a member of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) and had
received multiple awards "including academic achievement for maintaining an A grade in
JROTC and Bs in other subjects", according to CNN.[45] He was also a member of his
school's varsity air rifle team.[45][46] Cruz had behavior issues, and he was transferred
between schools six times in three years in order to deal with these problems.[47] Broward County
Sheriff's Office mugshot
In 2014, he was transferred to a school for children with emotional or learning disabilities, of Cruz
and returned to Stoneman Douglas High School two years later.[47] The Florida
Department of Children and Families investigated him in September 2016 for Snapchat
posts in which he cut both his arms and said he planned to buy a gun. State investigators reported Cruz had depression,
autism, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. In their assessment, they concluded he "was at low risk of harming
himself or others".[48] He had previously received mental health treatment, but had not received treatment in the year
leading up to the shooting.[45] An email from the school administration had circulated among teachers, warning that Cruz
had made threats against other students. This led the school to ban him from wearing a backpack on campus.[38][49][50]
Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel described Cruz's online profiles and accounts as "very, very disturbing".[45] They
contained pictures and posts of him with a variety of weapons, including long knives, a shotgun, a pistol, and a BB gun.
Police said Cruz held "extremist" views and social media accounts believed to be linked to him contain anti-black and anti-
Muslim slurs.[45] Cruz's YouTube videos included comments stating "I wanna die Fighting killing shit ton of people",
threats against police officers and Antifa, and that he intended to mimic the University of Texas tower shooting.[45][51][52]
CNN reported that Cruz advocated for the killing of Mexicans, blacks, and gay people in a private Instagram group chat.
He said his hate for black people was "simply because they were black", referred to white women in interracial
relationships as traitors, and expressed anti-immigrant and antisemitic views.[53]
A former classmate said Cruz had anger management problems and often joked about guns and gun violence, including
"shooting up establishments".[54] A 2016 graduate's brother described him as "super stressed out all the time and talked
about guns a lot and tried to hide his face". A student enrolled at the school at the time of the shooting said, "I think
everyone had in their minds if anybody was going to do it, it was going to be him."[55] A classmate assigned to work with
him in sophomore year said, "He told me how he got kicked out of two private schools. He was held back twice. He had
aspirations to join the military. He enjoyed hunting."[45] He also bragged about killing animals. A neighbor said his mother
would call the police over to the house to try to "talk some sense" into him.[56]
Earlier warnings to law enforcement

According to Sheriff Scott Israel, The BSO received 23 calls about Cruz over a decade, but this figure is in dispute. Using
the Freedom of Information Act, CNN obtained records from the sheriff's office. These records indicated that at least 45
calls were made in reference to Cruz.[57][58] The calls included tips about his threats to shoot up the school on February 5,
2016, and on November 30, 2017. On September 23, 2016, a peer counselor notified the school resource officer of his
suicide attempt and intent to buy a gun; the school indicated it would do a "threat assessment".[59][60][61]
On September 24, 2017, a comment on a YouTube video from the user "nikolas cruz" stated, "Im going to be a professional
school shooter". The video's owner reported the comment to the FBI, but according to FBI agent Robert Lasky, it was
unable to track down who made the comment after conducting database reviews.[62][63]
On January 5, 2018, the FBI's Public Access Line (PAL) received a tip from a person who was close to Cruz. On February 16
(two days after the shooting), the agency released a statement that detailed this information. According to the statement,
"The caller provided information about Cruz's gun ownership, desire to kill people, erratic behavior, and disturbing social
media posts, as well as the potential of him conducting a school shooting." After conducting an investigation, the FBI said
the PAL did not follow protocol when the information was not forwarded to the Miami Field Office, where investigative
steps would have been taken.[64][65] The FBI opened a probe into the tip line's operations.[66]
Legal proceedings
At his arraignment on February 15, Cruz was charged with 17 counts of
premeditated murder and ordered held without bond.[67][68] If convicted, he
could face the death penalty.[69] According to an affidavit by the sheriff's office,
he confessed to the shooting and bringing additional loaded magazines hidden
in a backpack.[4][70]
The public defender's office said he will plead guilty if the death penalty is
taken off the table.[71] The chief public defender said it is yet unknown if his Cruz's arraignment (3:02)
attorneys will seek an insanity defense.[72] Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi
said she is certain prosecutors will seek the death penalty.[73]
Cruz was placed on suicide watch in an isolation cell after the arraignment.[74]
Aftermath
The school district provided grief counseling to students and their families.
Additionally, Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi said the cost of funerals and
counseling would be covered by the state.[75]
At least three counties of Florida and Virginia increased police presence at

schools on February 15 in response to the shooting.[76][77][78] The building
where the shooting took place will be torn down.[79]
Pavement message and flower

Officer response markings at a California vigil for the
The school resource officer who did not enter Building 12 during the shooting victims
was a sheriff's deputy; he was later suspended without pay and immediately
chose to retire. Sheriff Israel said "[the deputy] was absolutely on campus for
this entire event" and that he should have "went in, addressed the killer, killed the killer".[58][80][81] In a statement released
by his lawyer, the officer said that he believed the shooting was happening outside the building, which he says he told the
first Coral Springs police officer who arrived on scene. His lawyer also pointed to radio transmissions that indicated there
was a gunshot victim near the football field.[15]
Coral Springs officers said that, when they arrived, they saw three Broward deputies behind their vehicles with pistols
drawn; this is under investigation and sources cautioned that the information is preliminary.[81]
The active shooter protocol requires any officer at the scene to immediately neutralize the attacker as opposed to waiting
for backup with better resources and personnel. The protocol was adopted after the Columbine school shooting in 1999.[81]
Criticizing officers' failure to enter the building during the shooting, President Trump said on February 26 that he believed
he would have entered "even if I didn't have a weapon, and I think most of the people in this room would have done that,
too".[82]
Political reaction
President Donald Trump offered his prayers and condolences to the victims'
families, writing, "no child, teacher or anyone else should ever feel unsafe in an
American school".[83][84] In a televised address, he mentioned school safety and
mental health issues.[85] Florida Governor Rick Scott ordered flags at state
buildings to be flown at half-staff in the state of Florida,[86] and Trump later
ordered flags be flown at half-staff for the entire country.[87] Two days after the
shooting, Trump and his wife Melania paid a one-hour visit to the victims'
hospital, congratulating physicians and posing with staff for photos.[88]
On February 22, Trump met with students and others at the White House for a
"listening session". He suggested arming up to 20% of the teachers to stop First Lady Melania Trump visits a
"maniacs" from attacking students. The following day he called a "gun free" victim.
school a "magnet" for criminals and tweeted, "Highly trained, gun adept,
teachers/coaches would solve the problem instantly, before police arrive.
GREAT DETERRENT!"[89][90]
BBC News characterized Republican politicians' reactions as focusing on

mental health issues while dodging debate on gun control, with the reasoning
that it was either "too political or too soon". Republican House Speaker Paul
Ryan said that this was the time to "step back and count our blessings" instead
of "taking sides and fighting each other politically".[91] Florida Senator Marco
Rubio said that "most" proposals on stricter gun laws "would not have
prevented" this shooting nor "any of those [shootings] in recent history" and
that lawmakers should take action with "focus on the violence part" alongside
guns.[92]
Sheriff Israel visits a victim.
Al Hoffman Jr., a prominent Republican donor in Florida, pledged to no longer
fund legislative groups or candidates who were not actively working to ban
sales of military-style assault weapons to civilians, saying "For how many years now have we been doing this – having
these experiences of terrorism, mass killings – and how many years has it been that nothing's been done?"[93]
Sheriff Israel called on lawmakers to amend the Baker Act to allow police to detain and hospitalize people who make
disturbing posts on social media, not just clear threats. "I'm talking about being around bombs, possibly talking about 'I
want to be a serial killer', talking about taking people's lives", he said. "Just taking a picture with a gun or a knife or a
weapon – that in and of itself is clearly not even remotely something that we're concerned about."[94]
Gun control debate

Several student survivors criticized the response from politicians, asking them
instead of offering condolences to take action to prevent more children from
being killed in shootings. Some of these students have demanded stricter gun
control measures.[95][96] Survivor Emma González was noted for her speech
rebuking thoughts and prayers from the government.[97][98] She has since
emerged as one of the leaders of a protest movement against gun violence in
the United States.[99] Broward County Schools Superintendent Rob Runcie
said, "now is the time to have a real conversation about gun control
Survivor Emma González speaks at
legislation".[70][100] the Rally to Support Firearm Safety
Legislation in Fort Lauderdale,
Some of the student survivors organized a group called Never Again MSD in
February 17.
the aftermath of the shooting, which began on social media using the hashtag
#NeverAgain.[101][102] The group demanded legislative action to prevent similar
shootings, and has condemned lawmakers who received political contributions
from the National Rifle Association.[103][104] On February 17 in Fort
Lauderdale, the group held a rally attended by hundreds of supporters.[105][106]
Since the shooting, several more rallies have been planned to take place with
the focus on legislative action. The Women's March Network is planning a
17-minute school walkout on March 14.[107][108] "March for Our Lives" is
planned for March 24 and intends to be a nationwide student demonstration.
The event will include a march in Washington, D.C.[109][110][111] On April 20,
Students protest gun violence at the
the anniversary of the Columbine High School massacre, all-day walkouts are White House, February 19.
planned for teacher groups by Diane Ravitch and David Berliner,[112] and for
student groups by Lane Murdock of Ridgefield High School.[113]
On February 20, dozens of Stoneman Douglas High School students went to the State Capital in Tallahassee and watched
as the Florida House of Representatives rejected a bill that would have banned assault weapons. Students strongly
criticized the vote. The bill's sponsor, Carlos Guillermo Smith, noted the peculiarity of the timing of the rejection both
because of the tragedy at Stoneman Douglas High School and because the Florida House of Representatives had just
recently passed a bill declaring that pornography is a public health risk.[114]
Conspiracy theories and disinformation

Right-wing conspiracy theories circulated after the shooting. The theories included false claims that it never happened or
that it was staged by crisis actors.[115][116][117] In one of the false claims, Benjamin A. Kelly, a district secretary for
Republican state Rep. Shawn Harrison, sent an email to the Tampa Bay Times stating "[b]oth kids in the picture are not
students here but actors that travel to various crisis [sic] when they happen".[115] The "kids" in the picture were actually
students at Stoneman Douglas High School who were interviewed by CNN. As a result of the backlash, Kelly was fired
hours later.[115] Former Republican congressman and CNN contributor Jack Kingston suggested student demonstrators
were paid by billionaire George Soros or were supported by members of Antifa.[115] A video with a description espousing a
conspiracy theory that Stoneman student David Hogg was a crisis actor reached No. 1 on YouTube's trending page before it
was removed by the company.[118]
According to the Alliance for Securing Democracy, Russia-linked accounts on Twitter used the shooting's aftermath to
inflame tensions by posting loaded comments that support or oppose gun control to divide Americans.[119][120] Other
Russia-linked accounts labeled the shooting a false flag operation that the U.S. government would exploit to seize guns
from citizens.[121]
Some of the survivors of the massacre were subject to online harassment. One of the survivors stated on Twitter that he
was quitting Facebook for the time being, because of the volume of graphic death threats he received from "NRA
cultists".[122]
See also
Assault weapons legislation in the United States
Federal Assault Weapons Ban
Gun law in the United States
Gun laws in Florida
Gun politics in the United States
List of attacks related to secondary schools
List of disasters in the United States by death toll
List of rampage killers (school massacres)
Notes
1. 4700 block of Wyndham Lakes Drive, Coral Springs.[1]
2. Also known as the "freshman building" because it was originally built for use only by freshmen, it later became used
for other grades as well.
3. Called in as a gunshot wound, according to an emergency room doctor.[22]
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Further reading
"UPDATE –Regarding Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School February 14, 2018, 9 p.m." – Broward County Public
Schools
"UPDATE: Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School February 15, 2018, 6 p.m." – Broward County Public Schools
"From Superintendent Robert W. Runcie–Today's Tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School" – Broward
County Public Schools
External links
"Seeking Information on School Shooting in Parkland, Florida (https://tips.fbi.gov/digitalmedia/9885e0d865ab81a)" –
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Message from principal of Stoneman Douglas High School, Ty Thompson (https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_cont

inue=4&v=aFC0HFRkeFU) on YouTube (2:11)
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Coordinates: 26.3053°N 80.2683°W

Shooting Date February 14, 2018

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Earlier warnings to law enforcement

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