The Latest on the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Shooting

My heart is broken today after hearing of the mass shooting that took place in Parkland, Florida at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Seventeen lives were taken yesterday by shooter suspect Nikolas Cruz, a former student who is said to be expelled from the school a year prior.

The Latest on the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Shooting

How it happened: According to reports, Cruz set off the fire alarm before throwing smoke bombs, and opening fire s students and faculty fled. The gunman left the scene by masquerading as a fleeing student until he was later caught by a police officer.

Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel said today that all families who lost loved ones in the shooting have been notified. He said police will release a full list of the victims later in the day.”Today is a day of healing, today is a day of mourning,”

I can’t help but agree. This vicious act hits close to home as JR, and I reside in our Miami home. All the love in my heart goes out to those affected by this unfortunate tragedy and to the students who will have to live with this traumatic experience forever.

Hard to celebrate this day of Love when hate destroyed the lives of so many that are loved! My heart is broken for those who lost their lives so young and those who loved them so much 💔please pray for All of them… and everyone at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School 💔🙏🏼

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Cruz, currently a suspect, is being held in a Broward County jail without bond.

Here’s what media outlets are saying about the school shooting now:

Students, parents react to yesterday’s shooting at a South Florida high school. “Everyone started lining up in the field like they were supposed to, and then you started seeing kids running,” one eyewitness told @abcnews. “It became clear that it was no longer a drill. It was the real thing.” (USA Today/AP/South Florida Sun Sentinel)

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Police officer who found the Florida school shooting suspect: “He looked like a typical high school student” https://t.co/Gi81PnPxXG pic.twitter.com/H0mNUCopy7

— CNN (@CNN) February 15, 2018

Student Describes Surreal Horror of Florida Shooting: ‘Seemed Like It Was Out of a Video Game’ https://t.co/d2wSAzexaS

— People (@people) February 15, 2018

No words, no actions, no laws are enough until we end this epidemic of school shootings in our country. My heart is with the students and parents of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) February 14, 2018

Hours after the Parkland, Florida school shooting massacre, strangers started donating to a GoFundMe page to help the families of the victims. It’s now only a few thousand dollars away from it’s goal. https://t.co/8FvEREoEDn pic.twitter.com/ERg0KLdIYM

— CBS News (@CBSNews) February 15, 2018