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In the Works: School Protests
to Take On 'American Carnage'

Feb 18, 2018 9:30 AM CST

In the Works: School Protests to Take On 'American Carnage'

One is set for the anniversary of the mass shooting at Columbine

(Newser) - The mass shooting at a Florida high school that left 17 people dead has sparked calls for walkouts, sit-ins, and other actions on school campuses across the US aimed at pushing lawmakers to pass tougher gun laws. Organizers behind the Women's March are calling for a 17-minute walkout on...

Nikolas Cruz:
First a Breakup,
Then the Cutting

Feb 17, 2018 7:10 AM CST

Nikolas Cruz: First a Breakup, Then the Cutting

Teen posted images of himself cutting his arms on Snapchat, and investigation began

(Newser) - The problems reportedly started over a girl. Nikolas Cruz's mother in 2016 told investigators that his girlfriend had cheated on him and that she and the girl's mother had encouraged the teens to "end the relationship because it was unhealthy for everyone." Why Lynda Cruz told...

'You Killed My Kid!' Father
of Shooting Victim Yells

Feb 17, 2018 5:00 AM CST

'You Killed My Kid!' Father of Shooting Victim Yells

Meadow Pollack, Alyssa Alhadeff were buried Friday

(Newser) - A father's grief and anger boiled over Friday as the first victims of the Florida high school massacre were buried. With more than 1,000 mourners including Gov. Rick Scott packed into Temple K'ol Tikvah, Andrew Pollack looked down at the plain pine coffin of his 18-year-old daughter,...

Cops Were at Florida
Suspect's House 39 Times

THE RUNDOWN

Feb 16, 2018 1:02 PM CST

Cops Were at Florida Suspect's House 39 Times

Nikolas Cruz's lawyers call him a 'broken child'; ex-classmates aren't so generous

(Newser) - The FBI has acknowledged that it received a tip about Florida shooting suspect Nikolas Kruz in January that wasn't properly investigated, as details continue to trickle in on the 19-year-old's evolution "from 'broken child' to mass killer" in the words of CNN . His defense attorneys say...

FBI: Tip to Us on Parkland Suspect Fell Through Cracks

FBI Admits It Flubbed
January Tip on Florida Suspect

Feb 16, 2018 12:15 PM CST

FBI Admits It Flubbed January Tip on Florida Suspect

'Protocols were not followed' on call about Nikolas Cruz on Jan. 5

(Newser) - A tip about one "Nikolas Cruz" had been investigated by the FBI back in September, though nothing seems to have come out of it. Now CBS News and NBC News are reporting on a new admission from the FBI that "protocols were not followed" for a separate tip...

Police: Cruz Took Uber to School, Killed 17 in Under 6 Minutes

Cops: Florida Massacre
Happened in 6 Minutes

THE RUNDOWN

Feb 16, 2018 5:03 AM CST

Cops: Florida Massacre Happened in 6 Minutes

They say Nikolas Cruz took Uber to school, went to McDonald's after shooting

(Newser) - Police say Nikolas Cruz has confessed to killing 17 people in America's deadliest-ever high school shooting—but they haven't disclosed a motive for Wednesday's rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. According to police and court records released Thursday, the 19-year-old was only in...

White Nationalist Group:
Nikolas Cruz Was a Member

Feb 15, 2018 1:42 PM CST

White Nationalist Group: Nikolas Cruz Was a Member

Leader speculates that attacking on Valentine's Day was intentional

(Newser) - An orphaned 19-year-old who participated in paramilitary drills with a white nationalist group was charged with murder Thursday in the deaths of 17 people who were fatally shot at a huge Florida high school in the nation's deadliest school attack in five years. As the criminal case against the...

Vlogger Says He Warned FBI
of 'Nikolas Cruz' in September

the rundown

Feb 15, 2018 11:26 AM CST

Vlogger Says He Warned FBI of 'Nikolas Cruz' in September

Bureau was unable to determine the identity of the YouTube commenter

(Newser) - It was a foreboding comment then and an especially eerie one now: "I'm going to be a professional school shooter" was posted to a YouTube video by a user named "Nikolas Cruz." Ben Bennight, the 36-year-old vlogger who'd uploaded the video, was alarmed enough that...

Nikolas Cruz Questioned
for Hours, Then Charged

Feb 15, 2018 7:38 AM CST

Nikolas Cruz Questioned for Hours, Then Charged

Nikolas Cruz is charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder

(Newser) - Nikolas Cruz was on Thursday morning formally charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder and booked into Broward County Main Jail. The Miami Herald reports the 19-year-old will be arraigned later Thursday and denied bond based on the charges. Cruz was taken to a hospital for labored breathing in the...