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On February 14, , year-old Nikolas Cruz opened fire on students and staff at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida , murdering 17 people [note 2] and injuring 17 others. The killing spree is the deadliest high school shooting in United States history , surpassing the Columbine High School massacre that killed 15, including the perpetrators , in Colorado in April The shooting came at a period of heightened public support for gun control that followed mass shootings in Paradise, Nevada , and in Sutherland Springs, Texas , in October and November On March 9 , Governor Rick Scott signed a bill that implemented new restrictions to Florida's gun laws and also allowed for the arming of teachers who were properly trained and the hiring of school resource officers. The Broward County Sheriff's Office received widespread criticism for its handling of the police response, both for not following up on multiple warnings about Cruz despite a lengthy record of threatening behavior and for staying outside the school instead of immediately confronting him. On October 20, , Cruz pleaded guilty to all charges and apologized for his actions.

A judge on Thursday ordered the parents of a year-old boy charged with killing four students at his Michigan high school to stand trial on involuntary manslaughter charges. Rochester Hills District Court Judge Julie Nicholson said following the preliminary examination for Jennifer and James Crumbley that she found enough evidence to send their case to circuit court. They are charged with involuntary manslaughter and accused of making the gun used in the shooting available to the teen. The couple is also accused of failing to intervene when he showed signs of mental distress at home and at school. Ethan Crumbley is charged as an adult with first-degree murder, assault with intent to murder, terrorism and gun charges in the Nov. Six other students and a teacher were wounded. The gun used in the shooting was given to Ethan Crumbley as an early Christmas present, prosecutors have said.

The body of Tristyn Bailey, 13, a seventh-grader at Patriot Oaks Academy in Saint Johns, was discovered Sunday , May 9, , hours after the teenager was reported missing by her family. Aiden Fucci, 14, has been arrested on a first-degree murder charge in the death of Tristyn. His trial is expected to begin in November. Days before the first anniversary of Tristyn Bailey's death, the St.

W hen Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook he was a year-old living in a dorm in his second year at university. This year more than 3 million unders in the UK and US will either quit Facebook or stop using it regularly, and they are pretty vocal about why. Georgia Davey, 21, predicts a bleak future for the increasingly uncool Facebook.