A horrific tragedy, a gunman opens fire at a florida high school. I was sitting right behind the cabinet and the bullet passed my ear. Got girl next to me. Students fearing for their lives. Parents in panic. A true nightmare coming to life. Its just a horrible day for us. Now the investigation into why this happened. Live from center city in philadelphia this is fox 29 news at 11 00. That Florida School still a crime scene right now. Youre looking live pictures as investigators continue to work throughout the night where the bodies of victims remain. They still have not identified everyone. 17 people killed. Many more injured. In what is the nations Deadliest School shooting since sandy hook in 2012. Unimaginable tragedy. Im iain page. Parents holding their kids tighter tonight and many asking the question right now why does this keep happening . Heres what we know as of now. Police have identified the gunman 19yearold Nikolaus Cruz many Authorities Say he first opened fire just before
The incident. He said that no child, teacher or anyone else should everybody feel unsafe in an american school. Heres what we know about the shooter, Nikolaus Cruz was a a a former student and of g ammunition with him. Many turned to social media as the crisis unfolded. First i want to show you one students experience. Aidens message began, i am in a dwal sho actual shooting right now. I checked the local news and there are 20 victims. Aidan said love each other, you may never know when the last day you see someone. And nat tweeted this video of the Massive Police response, she tweeted i never thought i would see this in my city. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco tweets, too many families have lost someone to the senseless epidemic of gun violence. And Kamala Harris tweets, just awful, gutwrenching news, my heart breaks for the victims and families of the victims. And Melania Trump tweets, my heart is heavy over the School Shooting in florida, keeping all affected in
Sandy hook in 2012. Im iain page. Parents holding their kids tighter tonight and question ris this keep happening . Heres what w. Police have identified the gunman 19yearold Nikolaus Cruz opened fire just before school was let out. He then walk into the building and pulled t alarm before shooting a dozen students and adults two the ohs were killed outside died on the street. Two more died at the hospital. Officers caught u about an hourr he left the scene. Fox 29s Chris Oconnell is on to and joins us live in our Operations Center tonight. Chris . Reporter in act act of pure evil that is how floridaing todays mass shooting in Broward County. Now School Shootings ever. No parent should have to send their kids to school and have them not return. Went from the thirdcond floor. Third to the second floor. He may have a gas mask on dismissal time when the gunshots start outside Marjorie Stoneman douglas high school. B. People were dead in the halls. Report roar valentines day balloons popping
Schools since the beginning of 2018. Around the world these horrific images of boys and girls trying to escape gunman invading their school are sews associated with one country ours. Today the scene was in Parkland High School north of miami. The gunman is behind bars. He killed 17 people today. Its the latest mass murder tragedy. It is a horrific situation. It is a horrible day for us. Said the Broward County sheriff there are no words. This as police apprehended 19yearold Nikolaus Cruz the alleged gunman found lying on the ground and arrested without incident. He was taken to hospital and then to jail. They made an appeal to adults everywhere. If you are on a website and you knowing you see something, you see a person with rife wills rifes or weaponry you owe it to your family and the community to make it a safer nation by calling tonight. We have two reports from dann cuellar at Upper Darby Police and Christie Ileto in the slight satellite center. Kristi christie well begin with you
Every day i get up thatl never have to see. Students running f lives. I was coming from lunch and i was in the classroom i heard po, pop. Suspected gunman in polic weve already began to dissect his websites and the things that social media he wase come to mind are very very disturbing. America saying this has got to stop. Now fox 29 news at active crime scene. A suspected gunman in custody. As policel where the bodies of victims remain. D after yet another mass shooting at another school. Tonight are lost. This time at a florida high school. Details have been pouring into theoom since early this afternoon and less than an hour ago investigatorsha we kno. Of the 17 people kill, Authorities Say they tonight. Police are still going through the school right now outside of the suspected shooter Nikolaus Cruz is out of the hospital and in police custody. Investigator a gas mask armed with an ar15 rival other weapons whe afterno. Fox 29s Chris Oconnell is on top of this breaking news live no