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By TERRY SPENCER and KELLI KENNEDY, Associated Press PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — A former student opened fire at a Florida high school Wednesday, killing at least 17 people and sending scores of students fleeing into the streets in the nation's deadliest school shooting since a gunman attacked an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut. The shooter, who…

PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — Authorities have identified the suspect in the shooting that claimed 17 lives at a Florida high school as 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz. The Broward County Sheriff's Office tweeted a correction with that spelling on the identity of the suspect. The office of Sheriff Scott Israel, as well as a federal official briefed…

PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel says the shooting suspect is an 18-year-old former student at the South Florida school where the shooting erupted. He says the teen was arrested without incident after he was located off the school grounds in a nearby community. He didn't give details of when the suspect…

PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — Parents described a chaotic and frightening situation as they rushed to find their children in the frantic minutes after reports of a shooting at a South Florida high school began to spread. Caesar Figueroa says he was one of the first parents to arrive at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in…

PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) —  A school official says there are numerous fatalities from the high school shooting in South Florida. Broward County Superintendent Robert Runcie says "There are numerous fatalities. It is a horrific situation." He added, "It is a horrible day for us." The Broward County Sheriff's Office tweeted Wednesday afternoon that "so far…