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Fifteen-Year-Old Shot 5 Times Protecting Classmates From Gunfire

PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — A 15-year-old Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student who was shot five times during the massacre is credited with saving the lives of at least 20 other students. A fundraising site says Anthony Borges was shot in both legs and his back while attempting to close and lock a classroom door…
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Florida School Hit By Attack Closed Two More Days

PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) —  Authorities in Florida say Stoneman Douglas High School, the site of last week's deadly shooting rampage, will remain closed Tuesday and Wednesday. The statement issued by the Broward County Schools on Monday said "our hearts remain with the victims and families ... as our community copes with the aftermath and recovery…
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Couple Says Suspect Told Them He Was Sorry

PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) —  The couple who took in the Florida school shooting suspect after his mother died says he told them he was sorry after the shooting. Speaking Monday on ABC's "Good Morning America," James and Kimberly Snead said they've only seen Nikolas Cruz once since the shooting that killed 17 when they briefly…
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Trump Criticizes FBI Over Handling Of Shooting Suspect Tip

By CATHERINE LUCEY, Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump lashed out at the FBI Saturday night, saying the agency "missed all of the many signals" sent by the suspect in the Florida school shooting and arguing they are "spending too much time trying to prove Russian collusion with the Trump campaign."…
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Family That Took In Shooting Suspect Speaks Out

PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) —  The 19-year-old suspect in the Florida school shooting that killed 17 people didn't know how to use a microwave, didn't pick up after himself and didn't know how to do his own laundry. The family that took him in following his mother's death spoke to the Sun Sentinel. The paper published…
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