hallway. some students even say that last year many of their fellow classmates jokingly predicted that if there was a school shooting, nikolas cruz would be the attacker. one classmate recall cruz showing him pictures of guns on his cell phone saying that he planned to use them because shooting weapons gave him an exhilarating feeling. one of the teachers at stoneman douglas told the miami herald that cruz made threats against students last year and because of that he was listed as a security threat. the teacher claims the faculty was warned that cruz was not to be allowed on campus with a backpack. tonight the broward county sheriff said the suspects social media footprint was disturbing and the social media accounts we pulled up reflect that. on instagram, nikolas cruz followed several gun groups, posted pictures of himself brandishing knives and guns and even followed middle eastern groups like syrian resistance fighters. iraqi fighters. he recently posted one picture of a bull s-
as you can imagine the crime scene is massive. he is being briefed by the lead investigative agent from the sheriff s department as well as sheriff scott israel, the fbi is here as well and multiple law enforcement agencies. he s going to get briefed on exactly the status of the situation.rc the school will be remained closed for the next two days for the rest of the week. 12 of the fatalities remain inside the school, the total count is 17 fatalities. we do not know the mix of students and teachers, whether it was a majority of students as one would presume in a school shooting, but senator bill nelson of florida said earlier based on his briefing with law enforcement the sheriff as a 19-year-old that the suspect identified by the sheriff as a 19-year-old nkolas cruz. a former student, not currentlyg a student at the high school but had been expelled from the high school and was arresteded nearby, a mile and a half away.