It seems that we seem to have to talk about this far too often.
Yet another school shooting. This time, it was at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, a public school with roughly 3,000 students not far from Boca Raton, Florida. The actual city that this school is in is named Parkland, with just over 30,000 people living in it. Last year, it was named Florida's safest city, with only seven violent crimes and well under 200 property crimes reported in 2016.
But now, it is the site of the worst mass school shooting since Sandy Hook. As of right now, 17 people, both kids and adults, were reported to have been killed. It also already ranks as one of the 10 deadliest mass shootings in modern American history. Three have already come during the Trump presidency.
The suspect's name is Nikolas Cruz, a 19-year-old who was kicked out of the school for disciplinary reasons. He used a .223 caliber, AR-15 style firearm, the same kind of gun that has been used in many mass shootings in recent years, including in particular most of the deadliest shootings. Cruz will now be scheduled for an appearance in court on Thursday.
Cruz left with the other students fleeing the school, trying to blend in as one of the numerous victims of the rampage. Police who reviewed the video tapes of the shooting were able to identify him, and took him into custody. He was taken to the hospital first for medical reasons, but once cleared, would be going to the local jail.
Melissa Falkowski, a teacher at the school, described what happened. There was a fire alarm, and she was in the process of heading out of the building, when another teacher told her that she needed to return to the classroom because this was a code red - meaning an active shooting. So, according to an article by Emanuella Grinberg and Eric Levenson of CNN, she returned back to her classroom, then hid in a closet with 19 students for roughly 40 minutes. Falkowski felt that the fire drill and recent active shooter training helped save lives, although she also felt that it was not enough.
Here is a more detailed account of what she had to say about the shooting (see link to full article below):
Yet another school shooting. This time, it was at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, a public school with roughly 3,000 students not far from Boca Raton, Florida. The actual city that this school is in is named Parkland, with just over 30,000 people living in it. Last year, it was named Florida's safest city, with only seven violent crimes and well under 200 property crimes reported in 2016.
But now, it is the site of the worst mass school shooting since Sandy Hook. As of right now, 17 people, both kids and adults, were reported to have been killed. It also already ranks as one of the 10 deadliest mass shootings in modern American history. Three have already come during the Trump presidency.
The suspect's name is Nikolas Cruz, a 19-year-old who was kicked out of the school for disciplinary reasons. He used a .223 caliber, AR-15 style firearm, the same kind of gun that has been used in many mass shootings in recent years, including in particular most of the deadliest shootings. Cruz will now be scheduled for an appearance in court on Thursday.
Cruz left with the other students fleeing the school, trying to blend in as one of the numerous victims of the rampage. Police who reviewed the video tapes of the shooting were able to identify him, and took him into custody. He was taken to the hospital first for medical reasons, but once cleared, would be going to the local jail.
Melissa Falkowski, a teacher at the school, described what happened. There was a fire alarm, and she was in the process of heading out of the building, when another teacher told her that she needed to return to the classroom because this was a code red - meaning an active shooting. So, according to an article by Emanuella Grinberg and Eric Levenson of CNN, she returned back to her classroom, then hid in a closet with 19 students for roughly 40 minutes. Falkowski felt that the fire drill and recent active shooter training helped save lives, although she also felt that it was not enough.
Here is a more detailed account of what she had to say about the shooting (see link to full article below):
"We could not have been more prepared for this situation, which is what makes it so frustrating," Falkowski told CNN's Anderson Cooper.
"We did everything that we were supposed to do. Broward County Schools has prepared us for this situation and to still have so many casualties, at least for me, it's very emotional. Because I feel today that our government, our country has failed us and failed our kids and didn't keep us safe."
At least 17 dead in Florida school shooting, law enforcement says Emanuella Grinberg-Profile-Image1Eric Levenson By Emanuella Grinberg and Eric Levenson, CNN, February 14, 2018:
https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/14/us/florida-high-school-shooting/index.html
Senseless school shooting/fake empathy, empty rhetoric and calls for prayer from politicians//repeat
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