<P> A school shooting occurred at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland , Broward County , Florida , part of the Miami metropolitan area , on February 14 , 2018 . Seventeen people -- fourteen students and three staff members -- were fatally shot and seventeen others were wounded , making the shooting one of the deadliest school massacres . After being identified by witnesses and arrested by the Broward County Sheriff 's Office shortly afterward , 19 - year - old Nikolas Cruz confessed to being the perpetrator . He was charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder . Police and prosecutors have not yet offered a motive and are investigating `` a pattern of disciplinary issues and unnerving behavior '' . The massacre surpassed the 1999 Columbine High School massacre as the deadliest high school shooting in American history . </P>
<P> A school shooting occurred at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland , Broward County , Florida , part of the Miami metropolitan area , on February 14 , 2018 . Seventeen people -- fourteen students and three staff members -- were fatally shot and seventeen others were wounded , making the shooting one of the deadliest school massacres . After being identified by witnesses and arrested by the Broward County Sheriff 's Office shortly afterward , 19 - year - old Nikolas Cruz confessed to being the perpetrator . He was charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder . Police and prosecutors have not yet offered a motive and are investigating `` a pattern of disciplinary issues and unnerving behavior '' . The massacre surpassed the 1999 Columbine High School massacre as the deadliest high school shooting in American history . </P>
who shot up the school in parkland florida
who shot up the school in parkland florida
Nikolas Cruz
Nikolas Cruz