NIKOLAS CRUZ KILLED 17 IN MASS CASUALTY SHOOTING AT FLORIDA SCHOOL : ‘Numerous’ Fatalities, Injuries Reported In Florida School Shooting A suspect is now in custody.

 February 14, 2018 Associated Press

Emergency workers transporting a person from the
school on Wednesday. CreditWPLG-TV, via Associated Pres

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. -- Seventeen people were killed and multiple people were injured when a former student opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida on Wednesday, prompting a massive police response and manhunt as frightened students hid in their classrooms.

"It's catastrophic, there really are no words," Sheriff Scott Israel said.  

CBS News has confirmed that the suspect has been identified as Nikolas Cruz, 19. A law enforcement source briefed on the shooting said the suspect appears to have pulled the school fire alarm, causing chaos, and then started shooting, reports CBS News news senior investigative producer Pat Milton. more