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Dozens Of Victims After Shooting At Florida High School; Suspect In Custody

Courtesy of ZeroHedge. View original post here.

Dozens of victims are being reported in a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland Florida, a large high school with several thousand students, with authorities saying the gunman is now in custody…but the scene is still considered active.

The shooting reportedly took place in a part of the building where freshman classes are typically held..

PARKLAND SHOOTING SUSPECT IS NOW IN POLICE CUSTODY: WSVN7

— Jeff Lewis (@ChicagoPhotoSho) February 14, 2018

The town is 50 miles north of Miami.

Initial reports suggest there could be more than 50 victims and said it’s being treated as a “mass casualty” event. According to NBC, the suspect was described as a white male last seen leaving campus in a burgundy shirt.

President Trump tweeted that he “just spoke” to Fla. Gov. Rick Scott…

Just spoke to Governor Rick Scott. We are working closely with law enforcement on the terrible Florida school shooting.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 14, 2018

Police saying more than 20 people injured in active shooting situation at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High. @wsvn

— Brian Entin (@BrianEntin) February 14, 2018

Perimeter set up around school. Some parents having a hard time getting close to Marjory Stoneman Douglas. Police have brought in armored vehicles. @wsvn

— Brian Entin (@BrianEntin) February 14, 2018

#BREAKING BSO will be on scene to respond to media inquires. https://t.co/Bc3TVUcuHF

— Coral Springs Police (@CoralSpringsPD) February 14, 2018

Aerial footage from CNN affiliate WSVN showed a number of people lying on the ground outside the school and being moved to ambulances. Dozens of police vehicles and ambulances are on site, including one tank, along with a team of heavily armed law enforcement officers as students ran or walked out. Some reported victims were seen being carried out of the school.

Coral Springs Police tweeted that students and teachers should remain barricaded inside the school until officers can reach them.  People should stay away from the school due to an active police scene, police said. They also said that parents in touch with their students should refrain from calling 911.

The shooting went on for “some time…”

Students with hands up being brought out of school. Gunman still at large, preliminary reports up to 50 victims #breaking #CBSLA #StonemanShooting pic.twitter.com/RztdbcKLXs

— Sandra Mitchell (@CBSLAsandra) February 14, 2018

Horrifying stories from students who were at the school are starting to trickle in…

Nicole Baltzer, 18, said she was in trigonometry class about 10 minutes before the end of the school day when the fire alarm went off. As students evacuated, she heard six gunshots and everyone started running back inside the school, according to CNN.

Dozens of law enforcement vehicles are on site, including one tank, along with a team of heavily armed law enforcement officers.

“I heard so many gunshots, at least like six. They were very close,” Baltzer said.

Baltzer said she is still on lockdown in a classroom on the second floor. Her stepsister is also on lockdown in a different classroom, she said.

“Everyone just started freaking out,” one student said.

According to Buzzfeed, a male student, who was not identified, told WSVN that he was on the campus at the time of the shooting.

He and other students near him heard an alarm go off, he said, and initially they thought the school was staging some sort of drill. Then they heard gun shots. “We heard pops,” the student said, “and from the other side of the school we see the whole school running out.”

One student posted video of students ducking for cover while the sound of gunshots could be heard in the background…

NEW: (WARNING-graphic scene) Cell phone video that was taken inside a classroom shows students hiding for cover while gunshots are heard in the background pic.twitter.com/FgmQRW18xH

— CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning) February 14, 2018

Some students tweeted photos of them hiding under their desks…

My school is being shot up and I am locked inside. I’m fucking scared right now. pic.twitter.com/mjiEmPvGNb

— Aj22000 (@TheCaptainAidan) February 14, 2018

Still locked in. I checked the local news and there is 20 victims. Long live Majory Stoneman Douglas High. pic.twitter.com/4kQMAlCBWt

— Aj22000 (@TheCaptainAidan) February 14, 2018

Several agencies are responding to the incident, including the ATF and the FBI.

BREAKING: ATF agents from the Miami Field Division are responding to reports of a school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. The investigation is ongoing and active. pic.twitter.com/7Wv93xMl2c

— ATF HQ (@ATFHQ) February 14, 2018

Footage of students marching outside of the school with their hands up were taken by aerial cameras.

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