Feb 16 Watch 5:39 Why did a Florida shooter FBI tip fall through the cracks? By PBS News Hour The FBI says it got a tip about the man accused of murdering 17 people in Parkland, Florida, but never investigated. Director Christopher Wray said on Friday that a caller warned the bureau of Nikolas Cruz's desire to kill people. Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch 4:17 The lives we lost in Parkland, Florida By PBS News Hour Funeral services began Friday for the victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida. We remember each of the 17 people killed on Wednesday, including the teachers who helped save students’ lives. Continue watching
Feb 16 Florida shooting suspect was on school rifle team that got NRA grant By Collin Binkley, Associated Press Records show that the Stoneman Douglas JROTC program received $10,827 in non-cash assistance from the NRA's fundraising and charitable arm in 2016, when the suspected shooter behind Wednesday's attack was on the squad. Continue reading
Feb 16 Opinion: A student’s obituary should never say ‘gunned down while studying for chemistry’ Teachers react to Wednesday's deadly mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch 7:20 Florida school grieves deadly shooting by teen suspect with troubled past By PBS News Hour A routine day turned into terror at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on Wednesday. Authorities say 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz has confessed to killing 17 people, and charged him with premeditated murder, as a clearer picture emerged… Continue watching
Feb 15 The 17 victims of the Florida high school shooting By Corinne Segal Here is a full list of victims released by Broward County's Sheriff's Office. Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch 5:01 The national response to mass shootings is stuck on repeat By PBS News Hour The shooting at a school in Florida has set in motion a familiar pattern: Shock and grief give way to condolences and calls for greater gun control. But that pattern has been playing out for years and, at least in… Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch 1:58 The Florida school shooting, in students’ own words By PBS News Hour As Parkland, Florida, mourns a school shooting that left 17 dead, we listen to the voices of those who experienced the tragedy firsthand. Continue watching
Feb 15 Leader of white nationalist group says Florida shooting suspect was a member By Terry Spencer and Kelli Kennedy, Associated Press The leader of a white nationalist militia told the Associated Press that the Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz was a member of his group and participated in paramilitary drills in Tallahassee. Continue reading
Feb 15 Obama on Florida shooting: We are grieving, ‘but we are not powerless’ By Associated Press Former President Barack Obama is calling for "common-sense gun safety laws" following Wednesday's school shooting in Florida. Continue reading