On February 14, 2018, 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz opened fire on students and staff at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in the Miami suburban town of Parkland, Florida, United States, killing 17 people and injuring 17 others. Cruz, a former student at the school, fled the scene on foot by blending in with other students and was arrested without incident approximately one hour and twenty minutes later in nearby Coral Springs. Police and prosecutors investigated "a pattern of disciplinary issues and unnerving behavior".
Nikolas Cruz on the second floor
BCSO deputy Scot Peterson outside Building 12 during the shooting
Cruz during his arrest in Coral Springs
Sheriff Israel visits victim Anthony Borges
Coral Springs, Florida
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Coral Springs is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. The city is located approximately 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Fort Lauderdale. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 134,394. It is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area in South Florida, which was home to an estimated 6,012,331 people at the 2015 census.
Downtown Coral Springs in January 2019
Completed in 1974, the 10-story Coral Springs Financial Plaza was the tallest building west of Interstate 95 in Broward County. The building was demolished in 2021.
Coral Square
The Museum of Coral Springs History started as a real estate office