REVEALED: School shooting suspect made ‘disturbing’ social media posts
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Student: “He started going after one of my friends, threatening her, and I cut him off from there”
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February 14, 2018
Florida school shooter was expelled for ‘disciplinary issues’ a year before deadly attack: Police
Nicolas Cruz, the 19-year-old believed to have killed 17 people when he opened fire at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, was expelled from the school about a year earlier for disciplinary issues, police said. WSB-TV reported that Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel said Cruz, 19, was expelled for disciplinary issues but did not elaborate. …
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February 14, 2018
Classmate says Florida school shooting suspect showed off guns, joked about attack on school
A classmate of the former student believed to have opened fire at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, described the suspected shooter as “troubled” and claimed he would show him pictures of his gun. According to Mediate, the unidentified student also told WSVN that suspected shooter Nicolas Cruz “played around” with the idea of shooting up …
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February 14, 2018
Gunman kills at least 17 people at Florida high school after setting off fire alarm to draw students out of classrooms
The shooter, who was equipped with a gas mask and smoke grenades, set off a fire alarm to draw students out of their classrooms shortly before the school day ended, officials said.
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February 14, 2018
BREAKING: Florida school shooting suspect in custody
Authorities have reportedly apprehended the suspect in a mass shooting incident at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Fox 10 News reports that police have a male suspect believed to be the gunman responsible for the deadly shooting in custody. He has not been identified but police say he was a former student at …
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February 10, 2018
Las Vegas Massacre: Stephen Paddock’s autopsy gives no insight on motive in Vegas mass shooting
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and TOM TAIT, Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The much anticipated autopsy report on Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock did nothing to help explain why he carried out the deadliest shooting in modern U.S. history — his body didn’t hold diseases or drugs or other substances that could have caused aggressive behavior. …
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January 12, 2018
FBI knew Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock had big gun stashes, newly released court documents say
By KEN RITTER, Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — FBI agents knew the gunman behind the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history left behind big caches of guns, ammunition and explosives when they sought warrants to search his properties and online accounts, according to court documents released Friday. A U.S. judge in Nevada unsealed the …
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December 17, 2017
‘Traitor’: Church shooter Dylann Roof’s letter to reformed white supremacist reveals shocking views
New details about the extremist views of convicted killer Dylann Roof have emerged in the form of a letter he reportedly wrote in response to a reformed white supremacist interested in reaching out to him. The initial letter presented an olive branch to Roof, according to the New York Daily News, but was met with …
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December 14, 2017
Activism, charity sustain Sandy Hook families 5 years later
By PAT EATON-ROBB, Associated Press NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Out of a senseless tragedy, they have sought ways to find meaning in advocacy. Many relatives of the 26 children and educators killed five years ago at Sandy Hook Elementary School have dedicated themselves to charity, activism and other efforts to channel their grief and, in …
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December 8, 2017
Child who lost mom, two sisters in Texas church shooting asks for Christmas cards to cheer him up while he spends holiday in hospital
A 5-year-old boy who survived the Sutherland Springs church shooting is asking people to send him Christmas cards while he spends the holidays in the hospital. KSAT reported that Ryland Ward lost his stepmother, JoAnn, and two sisters, Brooke, 5, and Emily Garza, 7, in the November 5 shooting that killed a total of 26 …
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November 16, 2017
Father of Sutherland Springs shooting victim loses home, all possessions in raging fire
For the second time in ten days, tragedy struck the loved ones of a Sutherland Springs, Texas shooting victim when the family patriarch’s home was destroyed by fire early Wednesday morning. Local ABC affiliate KSAT News reports that Marion Colbath was forced to flee with just the clothes on his back after his San Antonio …
