At least 20 people are injured with the shooter in custody after a school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL.
Reuters reported, “Florida’s WSVN-TV reported at least 20 people were injured. Live television showed dozens of students running and walking away from the school, weaving their way between large numbers of emergency vehicles including police cars, ambulances, and fire trucks.”
CNN video with a report that the shooter is still at large:
At least 20 people injured in #Parkland school shooting, with the shooter still at large in #BrowardCounty pic.twitter.com/XraIcaJWvn
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The Broward County sheriff is warning people to avoid the high school:
Avoid the area of Stoneman Douglas HS. #BSO is currently working a developing incident regarding a report of active shooter.
— Broward Sheriff (@browardsheriff) February 14, 2018
This is a developing story that will be updated, but it is a reminder that the uniquely American plague of mass shootings is continuing uninterrupted.
Update:
Shooter is now in custody. Scene is still active. #stonemanshooting
— Broward Sheriff (@browardsheriff) February 14, 2018
The shooting is now being described as a mass casualty incident with an estimated 20-50 deaths:
🛑BREAKING🛑
Mass shooting at #Florida high school. Local authorities treating this as mass casualty with between 20 -50 victims.😱#StopGunViolenceNOW#gunsense#Parklandpic.twitter.com/Kuq1LsRJu0
— Dr. Dena Grayson (@DrDenaGrayson) February 14, 2018
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