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Videos on social media show what students endured inside classrooms at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School during and after a mass shooting.
More than 12 hours after the deadly shooting at #StonemanDouglasHigh police are still on scene investigating. @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/Y8gM9a5Ye5
— Danielle Avitable (@Danielle_NBC4) February 15, 2018
Twitter user @Melody_Ball shared video she said was from her little brother.
It shows SWAT officers entering a classroom and telling students to put their hands up and phones away.
My little brother just sent me this video of the swat team evacuating his classroom at stoneman douglas. So scary but glad he's safe. @nbc6 @CBSMiami @NBCNews @wsvn @CBSNews pic.twitter.com/XNTtra221q
— Melody (@Melody_Ball) February 14, 2018
Gunshots can be heard on another video posted from inside a classroom.
Video taken inside classroom during Florida school shootingWARNING: This video contains graphic content. This is video taken by a student from inside a classroom at Florida's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. The video is jarring and shows first-hand what students had to deal with during these tense moments. None of the students in this video were harmed. Who is Nikolas Cruz, accused gunman in Florida high school attack? http://bit.ly/2o3yQdE
Posted by Action News Jax on Wednesday, February 14, 2018
The Broward County sheriff said 17 people were killed in the shooting at the Parkland, Florida, high school.
Deputies responded to the school after a fire alarm went off and gunshots rang out at approximately 2 p.m.
The suspect has been identified as former student Nikolas Cruz.
He was taken into custody off-campus after the shooting.
In a 9 p.m. briefing to the media, Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel announced 12 of the 17 victims were identified.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott was also in attendance.
"This is absolutely pure evil," said Scott. "This state does not tolerate violence -- we have law enforcement that will always show up to defend our safety."
Broward County Public Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie also spoke during the briefing.
"Today's shooter was a former Marjory Stoneman Douglas student and was currently enrolled in Broward County Public Schools," Superintendent Runcie said.
Parents were still showing up to a local Marriot hotel in Coral Springs to look for their children at almost 11:30 p.m. hours after the deadly shooting in Parkland.
Parents continue to show up at the hotel just miles away from #StonemanDouglas & they are still waiting for answers. @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/2XikfifPRA
— Danielle Avitable (@Danielle_NBC4) February 15, 2018
Video shows students crying as they run out of #StonemanDouglasHighSchool. The full video was too graphic to show and it’s honestly the saddest thing I’ve watched. The students are running from a classroom that had several gunshot victims @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/mL00BBE79G
— Danielle Avitable (@Danielle_NBC4) February 15, 2018
WARNING: Graphic content. These are some of the videos posted to Snapchat during the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Broward County this afternoon. @browardsheriff says 17 people were killed: https://t.co/EPPBeKibUx pic.twitter.com/TAzR4QyFNF
— ActionNewsJax (@ActionNewsJax) February 14, 2018
More Snapchat videos following the #Parkland, #Florida high school shooting. Nikolaus Cruz, 19, is accused of killing 17 people. He is in custody https://t.co/EPPBeKibUx pic.twitter.com/QZlVtqlizm
— ActionNewsJax (@ActionNewsJax) February 14, 2018
More Snapchat videos following the #Parkland, #Florida high school shooting. Nikolaus Cruz, 19, is accused of killing 17 people. He is in custody https://t.co/EPPBeKibUx pic.twitter.com/Yc0HO8B4Nz
— ActionNewsJax (@ActionNewsJax) February 14, 2018
The @FBI has established a tipline. Please call 1-800-Call-FBI with any tips about the #stonemanshooting.
— Broward Sheriff (@browardsheriff) February 14, 2018
Snapchat videos detail during and after the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in #Parkland, #Florida. Broward sheriff says 17 people lost their lives @ActionNewsJax https://t.co/izsNR82TNK pic.twitter.com/MYfEE8yc9v
— Brittney Donovan (@brittneyANjax) February 15, 2018
Our hearts are with the students, families, staff and the entire Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School community as we deal with this tragedy. We’ll provide continuous support for all of the students and families impacted by this heartbreaking situation.
— Broward Schools (@browardschools) February 15, 2018
Broward County Sheriff gives 9 p.m. briefing after high school shooting earlier in the dayUPDATE: Broward County Sheriff gives 9 p.m. briefing after high school shooting earlier in the day with Broward County school superintendent and Gov. Rick Scott. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School will be closed Thursday and Friday. Just before school shooting, Parkland ranked as one of Florida's safest cities: http://bit.ly/2o6cTe7
Posted by Action News Jax on Wednesday, February 14, 2018
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