Florida Shooting Suspect’s ‘Disturbing’ Social Media Posts Being Dissected

Florida Shooting Suspect Facing 17 Counts of Premeditated Murder

PARKLAND, Fla.-A law enforcement official says the former student suspected of killing at least 17 people at a Florida high school posted “very, very disturbing” material on social media before the deadly shooting rampage.

Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel said the suspect, 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz, had been expelled from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School for unspecified disciplinary reasons. Israel says investigators were dissecting the suspect’s social media posts.

Victoria Olvera, a 17-year-old junior, says Cruz was expelled last school year after a fight with his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend.

School officials said Cruz was attending another school in Broward County after his expulsion.

Dakota Mutchler, a 17-year-old junior, said “I think everyone had in their minds if anybody was going to do it, it was going to be him.”

Cruz has been charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder in the Wednesday afternoon shooting in Parkland, Florida.