A little more than three months after a deadly school shooting in Florida sparked the student-led ‘Never Again’ movement, another community is grappling with aftermath of an all-too-familiar senseless loss of life. Survivors from the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting earlier this year in Parkland have reacted with a range of emotions in the …
A Marjory Stoneman Douglas teacher who volunteered to carry a gun at the school where 17 people lost their lives was arrested Sunday for allegedly leaving his loaded gun in a public restroom. According to WPLG, Science teacher Sean Simpson, 43, told police that he accidentally left the 9mm in a bathroom stall at Deerfield Beach Pier while …
By The Associated Press Rocker Ted Nugent says the Florida students calling for gun control have “no soul” and are “mushy brained children.” The 69-year-old made the comments Friday while defending the National Rifle Association as a guest on the Joe Pags show, a nationally syndicated conservative radio program. Nugent, a longtime member of the …
Nikolas Cruz, the 19-year-old accused of killing 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last month, is reportedly being showered with love letters and has had hundreds of dollars put in his commissary account. The South Florida Sun Sentinel reported that an alarming amount of admirers are sending the suspected mass murderer sexually-explicit photos and offers of …
An altered image showing Parkland school shooting survivor Emma González ripping up the Constitution has gone viral on social media, specifically gaining traction in right-wing circles. In actuality, the Teen Vogue feature shows the teen ripping up a gun-range target. The magazine’s chief content officer Phillip Picardi took to Twitter Sunday to debunk the viral image, calling …
A commitment under the law would have made it more difficult if not impossible for Nikolas Cruz to obtain a gun legally.
By CURT ANDERSON, Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The former student charged with killing 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last month will face the death penalty, prosecutors said Tuesday. Nikolas Cruz, 19, is scheduled for formal arraignment Wednesday on a 34-count indictment, including 17 first-degree murder charges. Cruz’s attorneys have said he would …
The only victim still hospitalized following the February 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that left 17 students and teachers dead has reportedly gone from fair to critical condition, a hospital spokesperson announced Thursday. Student-athlete Anthony Borges’ family told the Sun-Sentinel that the 15-year-old is in stable condition after undergoing surgery Wednesday and Thursday. However, …
As students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School prepare for their first full week of classes following a massacre that left 17 students and faculty members dead, one area park has taken action remove the alleged gunman’s name from its playground area. According to the South Florida Sun Sentinel, the name Nikolas J. Cruz has …
By DAMIAN J. TROISE, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Dick’s Sporting Goods and Walmart took steps Wednesday to restrict gun sales, adding two retail heavyweights to the growing rift between corporate America and the gun lobby. Dick’s said it will immediately stop selling assault-style rifles and ban the sale of all guns to anyone …
By KELLI KENNEDY, BRENDAN FARRINGTON and CURT ANDERSON, Associated Press PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — The sheriff’s deputy assigned to guard the Florida high school that was the scene of a mass shooting never entered the building to confront the suspect because he believed the gunfire was coming from outside, his attorney said Monday. Scot Peterson has …
As more information surfaces about the man suspected of killing 17 people in a mass shooting at a Florida high school earlier this month, a pattern of traumatic personal issues and missed warning signs continues to grow. According to the New York Post, 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz’s life was often in upheaval dating back to at …
