17 dead after latest U.S mass shooting
In the US, police are questioning a 19 year old man after he shot dead 17 people at his former school in Florida.
The attack at a High School near Fort Lauderdale, is the 19th school shooting in the US since the start of the year and the third deadliest in the country's history.
Police say the gunman deliberately set off fire alarms so students would leave their classes.
Nuevo tiroteo en escuela de Estados Unidos, hoy sucedió en Florida https://t.co/LXRkka2pFU pic.twitter.com/ACOnZjV7RD
— Sie7e de Chiapas (@Sie7edeChiapas) February 15, 2018
BBC News - #Florida #shooting: At least 17 dead in high school attack https://t.co/EKlwpGrDYk pic.twitter.com/0U74FeeHEE
— Tonny Hofstede (@tonnyhofstede) February 15, 2018
Tom Swift reports for RedFM News:
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