Another school shooting- the 18th of the year- took place in south Florida yesterday at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland – northwest of Fort Lauderdale. The suspect – who was taken into in custody without incident – has been identified as 19-year-old Nicolas Cruz. Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel said Cruz had previously been expelled from the school for an undisclosed disciplinary reason.
On Cruz’ social media pages, police say there were multiple photos of him posing and pointing all types of weapons- The sheriff says Cruz used an AR-15 assault rifle with multiple magazines to kill at least 17 people at his former school.
Several lawmakers now are calling for more legislative action on guns following the incident. Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio says he’s “willing to listen.”