Florida shooting: 17 confirmed dead in 'horrific' attack on high school – live

Suspect identified as former student 19-year-old Nikolas CruzSchool superintendent: ‘It’s a horrific situation. It’s a horrible day’Full story: Suspect in custody after school shooting claims ‘numerous’ livesBreak the Cycle: how can we fix America’s gun violence epidemic? 2.04am GMT Sheriff Scott Israel is speaking at a press briefing. He says the day has made him “sick to my stomach”.He says 12 of the 17 victims have been identified, but their names will not be made public until their families have been informed. 1.53am GMT Florida senator Marco Rubio of Florida says he is “devastated and saddened” by the attack, adding that he hoped investigators would swiftly find out why the killer “carried out this carnage”.The New York Daily News is among several on social media to point out that Rubio – like a number of other politicians offering their thoughts and prayers to today’s victims – received large donations from gun rights groups including the NRA.As the #thoughtsandprayers roll in, here’s a list of top recipients of campaign donations from gun rights groups in the 2015-2016 campaign cycle:@RepMcSally: $77,063@PatToomey: $79,908@marcorubio: $90,205@SenRonJohnson: $165,498@SpeakerRyan: $176,927 https://t.co/HqZPFqNPTzDefenders of the status quo – advocates of the gun industry and the politicians paid to defend it – will tell you that events like these are virtual acts of nature, products of mental illness or bad parenting, beyond our ability to control. This couldn’t be further from the truth.Every day we fail to take action, we chose this fate. We tolerate politicians who fail to acknowledge this crisis and vote against our safety. We let our gun violence epidemic continue day after deadly day … Continue reading…
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