By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/officer-says-shooting-suspect-looked-like-typical-student Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Officer says shooting suspect looked like typical student Politics Feb 15, 2018 2:51 PM EDT PARKLAND, Fla. — The police officer who arrested the high school shooting suspect in Florida says the teen looked like a “typical high school student” when he spotted him walking away from the school. Coconut Creek police officer Michael Leonard said his department was responding to the shooting Wednesday afternoon when he saw someone matching the description of the suspect. Leonard says he stopped him and he was taken into custody without incident. READ NEXT: What we know about the Florida school shooting Nineteen-year-old Nikolas Cruz is accused of opening fire Wednesday at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, killing 17 people. A judge Thursday afternoon ordered him to be held without bond on 17 counts of murder. By — Associated Press Associated Press
PARKLAND, Fla. — The police officer who arrested the high school shooting suspect in Florida says the teen looked like a “typical high school student” when he spotted him walking away from the school. Coconut Creek police officer Michael Leonard said his department was responding to the shooting Wednesday afternoon when he saw someone matching the description of the suspect. Leonard says he stopped him and he was taken into custody without incident. READ NEXT: What we know about the Florida school shooting Nineteen-year-old Nikolas Cruz is accused of opening fire Wednesday at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, killing 17 people. A judge Thursday afternoon ordered him to be held without bond on 17 counts of murder.