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Horror, chaos of Stoneman shooting caught on social media

These videos are disturbing.

 

David Covucci

Tech

Posted on Feb 14, 2018   Updated on May 22, 2021, 12:53 am CDT

Warning: Images depict the mood and aftermath of the shooting.

Tuesday afternoon, news broke of a school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland, Florida.

Currently, authorities have reported 14 victims from the shooting. As the incident unfolded, which happened as school was letting out, students inside the school began posting videos and tweeting.

One particular student documented his experience during the shooting on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/TheCaptainAidan/status/963865282711375873

https://twitter.com/TheCaptainAidan/status/963865696643026944

https://twitter.com/TheCaptainAidan/status/963868088683900931

https://twitter.com/TheCaptainAidan/status/963876909628215296

https://twitter.com/TheCaptainAidan/status/963887047722389505

https://twitter.com/TheCaptainAidan/status/963894804945006592

Another video, posted to Instagram, showed the actual shooting unfolding. The video was originally posted by CBS News before being removed.

Another showed a SWAT team rescuing students.

Video in a now-deleted tweet also showed what appears to be a person in a pool of blood with the hashtag #Pray4Douglas.

Students also filmed as they were being evacuated from the school.

https://twitter.com/JK_real00/status/963903016423305217

Police in Broward County said that a suspect, identified as Nikolas Cruz, is in custody.

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*First Published: Feb 14, 2018, 4:59 pm CST