Accused South Florida school shooter confessed to rampage that killed 17 people, police say
2018-02-16 00:15:07 source：The Washington Post
February 15, 2018
PARKLAND, Fla. — The 19-year-old accused of killing 17 people at his former high school told police after his arrest that he carried out the mass shooting, authorities said Thursday, apparently acknowledging his role in one of the nation’s worst school shootings. But police did not indicate what might have motivated Nikolas Cruz to shoot students and teachers in their classrooms on Wednesday, and investigators continued to delve into his troubled, violent life and the red flags that littered his path back to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
As Cruz remained held without bond on murder charges, authorities scoured the high school where they say he aimed his AR-15 assault-style rifle and fired round after round into classroom after classroom, leaving a trail of blood and agony before trying to elude police by hiding among those running to escape the carnage.
On the first full day after the school was transformed into a war zone, this idyllic suburb north of Fort Lauderdale grappled with a massacre that added its name to the ever-growing roster of places synonymous with tragedies in public spaces: Columbine. Newtown. Aurora. Charleston. Las Vegas. Sutherland Springs. And, now, Parkland.
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