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# Florida school shooting: Sheriff got 18 calls about Nikolas Cruz's violence, threats, guns

USA Today Network Brett Murphy and Maria Perez, Naples Published 2:14 a.m. ET Feb. 23, 2018 | Updated 1:11 p.m. ET Feb. 23, 2018
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Nikolas Cruz, the man accused of shooting and killing 17 at a Florida high school was back in court Monday for a status hearing. (Feb. 19) AP

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PARKLAND, Fla. — Broward County deputies received at least 18 calls warning them about Nikolas Cruz from 2008 to 2017, including concerns that he "planned to shoot up the school" and other threats and acts of violence before he was accused of killing 17 people at a high school.

The warnings, made by concerned people close to Cruz, came in phone calls to the Broward County Sheriff's Office, records show. At least five callers mentioned concern over his access to weapons, according to the documents. None of those warnings led to direct intervention.

In February 2016, neighbors told police that they were worried he “planned to shoot up the school” after seeing alarming pictures on Instagram showing Cruz brandishing guns.

About two months later, an unidentified caller told police that Cruz had been collecting guns and knives. The caller was “concerned (Cruz) will kill himself one day and believes he could be a school shooter in the making,” according to call details released by the Sheriff's Office.

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A second cousin asked police to take away Cruz's guns after his mom died Nov. 1. "Nikolas is reported to have rifles and it is requested that (deputies) recover these weapons," the dispatcher noted from the call.

The new details add to the growing list of red flags missed by law enforcement officials, including the FBI, in the months leading up to last week's mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The FBI is reviewing why a tip last month called into the agency about Cruz's desire to kill people was not forwarded to Miami agents for investigation.

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Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel addresses the press during the first media briefing on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018 outside of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. (Photo: Nicole Raucheisen/Naples Daily News)

The Sheriff’s Office has since opened two internal affairs investigations looking into whether its deputies followed the department’s standards after receiving two phone calls.

After the February 2016 call, a deputy forwarded the information to the Stoneman Douglas School Resource Officer, Deputy Scot Peterson.

“Third hand information received from neighbor’s son that Nikolas Cruz planned to shoot up the school on Instagram (Picture of juvenile with guns)," according to the notes from a dispatcher taking the call.

The deputy had "determined Nikolas Cruz possessed knives and a BB gun" before passing it along to Peterson. It's not clear what, if anything, Peterson did with the information.

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Peterson, 54, retired after an internal investigation was launched into why he sat outside the school for about four minutes and never entered as the shooter killed students and staff.

Two deputies, Edward Eason and Guntis Treijis, have been placed on restricted administrative assignment, pending an investigation into how they handled calls, Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel said.

After the November call from a relative to the sheriff's office, deputies referred the caller to the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office. Cruz, 19, had moved in with a family in Lake Worth after his mother died.

But deputies there never investigated a potential threat at the new address, according to incident reports obtained by USA TODAY NETWORK — FLORIDA.

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Julia Salomone, 18, front row left, Lindsey Salomone, 15, front row right, Jose Iglesias, 17, second row left, and Isabelle Robinson, 17, second row right, student survivors from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where 17 students and faculty were killed in a mass shooting on Wednesday, talk on their bus between Parkland, Fla., and Tallahassee, Fla., Feb. 20, 2018, to rally outside the state capitol and talk to legislators about gun control reform. Gerald Herbert, AP
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Mourners leave the funeral of Peter Wang, 15, who was a JROTC cadet, at Kraeer Funeral home on Feb. 20, 2018 in Coral Springs, Florida. Wang was killed in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School along with 16 other people. Joe Raedle, Getty Images
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Alex Wang holds a picture of his brother, Peter Wang, a victim in the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, after his brother's funeral on Feb. 20, 2018, at Kraeer Funeral Home in Coral Springs, Fla. Taimy Alvarez, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, via AP
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Tom Carmo, father of survivor Ethan Rocha, hugs student Joey Cordova, as students from Stoneman Douglas High School board buses in Parkland, Fla., Feb. 20, 2018. Gerald Herbert, AP
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Tyra Hemans, 19, who survived the shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School, waits to board a bus in Parkland, Fla., Feb. 20, 2018. The students plan to hold a rally Wednesday in hopes that it will put pressure on the state's Republican-controlled Legislature to consider a sweeping package of gun-control laws, something some GOP lawmakers said Monday they would consider. Gerald Herbert, AP
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Madyson Kravitz, 16, right, and Melanie Weber, 16, students who survived the shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School, wait to board buses in Parkland, Fla., Feb. 20, 2018. Gerald Herbert, AP
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Students who survived the shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School,along with survivors of the Pulse nightclub shooting, cheer before the students board a bus in Parkland, Fla. on Feb. 20, 2018, to rally outside the state capitol and talk to legislators about gun control reform. Gerald Herbert, AP
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Sheryl Acquarola, a 16-year-old junior from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School is overcome with emotion in the east gallery of the House of Representatives after the representatives voted not to hear a bill banning assault rifles and large capacity magazines. Acquarola was one of the survivors of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting that left 17 dead, who were in Tallahassee on Feb. 20, 2018 to meet with Florida lawmakers. Mark Wallheiser, AP
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Survivors from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and other students from Broward County, Fla. high schools listen to Sen. Bobby Powell in his office at the Florida Capital in Tallahassee, Fla., Feb 20, 2018. Mark Wallheiser, AP
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Rep. Bobby DuBose thanks the survivors from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and other students from Broward County, Fla. high schools for coming to see him at the Florida Capital in Tallahassee, Fla., Feb 20, 2018. Mark Wallheiser, AP
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Mourners react as they leave the funeral services for slain Marjory Stoneman Douglas student Carmen Schentrup on Feb. 20, 2018, at St. Andrews Catholic Church in Coral Springs, Fla. Joe Cavaretta, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, via AP
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Cinthia Rios helps Jasmine Battifora, 6, light her candle during a candlelight vigil at Betti Stradling Park in Coral Springs, Fla. The Florida PTA organized a statewide candlelight vigil to remember and honor the 17 victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting. Nicole Raucheisen, Naples Daily News via USA TODAY NETWORK
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Community members hold hands and surround a memorial outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Dorothy Edwards, Naples Daily News via USA TODAY NETWORK
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Community members hold hands and surround a memorial outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Dorothy Edwards, Naples Daily News via USA TODAY NETWORK
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Community members hold hands and surround a memorial outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Dorothy Edwards, Naples Daily News via USA TODAY NETWORK
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Community members hold hands and surround a memorial outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Dorothy Edwards, Naples Daily News via USA TODAY NETWORK
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Alice Simon, right, helps Nancy Brodzki light her candle during a candlelight vigil at Betti Stradling Park in Coral Springs, Fla. The Florida PTA organized a statewide candlelight vigil to remember and honor the 17 victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting. Nicole Raucheisen, Naples Daily News via USA TODAY NETWORK
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People visit a makeshift memorial in front of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 19, 2018 in Parkland, Fla. Police arrested and charged 19 year old former student Nikolas Cruz for the February 14 shooting that killed 17 people. Joe Raedle, Getty Images
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Ashley Boul, right, and Joel Robinson, who is an alumni of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, visit a makeshift memorial in front of the school on Feb. 19, 2018 in Parkland, Fla. Joe Raedle, Getty Images
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Max Bromberg hugs his brother Samuel Bromberg, both of whom graduated from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, as they visit a makeshift memorial in front of the school on Feb. 19, 2018 in Parkland, Fla. Joe Raedle, Getty Images
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Cindy Sotelo, right, cries with her daughter, Jessica Malone, an alumna of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, as they visit a makeshift memorial in front of the school on Feb. 19, 2018 in Parkland, Fla. Joe Raedle, Getty Images
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Nekhi Charlemagne writes a message on a cross in a makeshift memorial in front of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 19, 2018 in Parkland, Fla. Joe Raedle, Getty Images
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Thomas Mirisola and his mother Michele Mirisola visit a makeshift memorial in front of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 19, 2018 in Parkland, Fla. Joe Raedle, Getty Images
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People visit a makeshift memorial setup in front of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 19, 2018 in Parkland, Fla. Joe Raedle, Getty Images
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Mourners hug as they leave the funeral of Alaina Petty, in Coral Springs, Fla. on Feb. 19, 2018. Petty was a victim of Wednesday's mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Gerald Herbert, AP
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Sara Smith, left, and her daughter Karina Smith visit a makeshift memorial on Feb. 19, 2018 outside the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where 17 students and faculty were killed in a mass shooting on Wednesday, in Parkland, Fla. Gerald Herbert, AP
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An investigator climbs to the roof of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland, Fla. on Feb. 19, 2018. Gerald Herbert, AP
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The flag draped coffin of Alaina Petty is taken out after her funeral at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Feb. 19, 2018 in Coral Springs, Fla. Joe Raedle, Getty Images
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Camila Valladares, 9, and brother Miguel Piacquadio, 25, light a candle at a memorial outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., on Feb. 18, 2018, in response to a shooting at the high school Wednesday that took 17 lives. Dorothy Edwards, Naples Daily News, via USA TODAY NETWORK
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People visit a makeshift memorial outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 18, 2108, where 17 students and faculty were killed in Wednesday's mass shooting in Parkland, Fla. Gerald Herbert, AP
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Pall bearers carry the casket of Scott Beigel after his funeral in Boca Raton, Fla., on Feb. 18, 2018. Beigel, a teacher at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, was killed along with 16 others in a mass shooting at the school on Wednesday. Nikolas Cruz, a former student, was charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder. Gerald Herbert, AP
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Community members hold hands at a memorial outside of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., on Feb. 18, 2018. Dorothy Edwards, Naples Daily News, via USA TODAY NETWORK
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Bryan and Amber Gruzenksy place flowers on crosses with their son Joshua, 14, outside the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., on Feb. 18, 2018, where 17 people were killed in a mass shooting on Wednesday. Gerald Herbert, AP
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Hadley Sorensen, 16, a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, is comforted by her mother Stacy Sorensen at a makeshift memorial outside the school in Parkland, Fla., on Feb. 18, 2018. Gerald Herbert, AP
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Isabella Vanderlaat, 15, and Gabriella Benzeken 15, both students of Scott Beigel, the 35-year-old geography teacher who was killed during the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shootings, attend the funeral service at Temple Beth El in Boca Raton, Fla., on Feb. 18, 2018. Charles Trainor Jr, Miami Herald, via AP
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A memorial outside of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., is seen on Feb. 18, 2018. Dorothy Edwards, Naples Daily News, via USA TODAY NETWORK
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Emma Gonzalez, 18, a senior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, cries as she hugs a supporter of the #NeverAgain movement at North Community Park on Feb. 18, 2018. Gonzalez became a viral sensation after videos of her impassioned speech at an anti-gun rally in Fort Lauderdale flooded social media. Nicole Raucheisen, Naples Daily News, via USA TODAY NETWORK
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People hug outside the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 18, 2018, in Parkland, Fla. Joe Raedle, Getty Images
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Flowers are placed near unretrieved bicycles outside the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., on Feb. 18, 2018, where 17 people were killed in a mass shooting. Authorities opened the streets around the school, which had been closed since the shootings. Nikolas Cruz, a former student, was charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder. Gerald Herbert, AP
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Mourners arrive at the Fort Lauderdale Marriott Coral Springs at Heron Bay in Parkland, Fla., on Feb. 18, 2018, for the funeral service of Alex Schachter, 14, who was one of the 17 victims of the Parkland mass shooting. Matias J. Ocner, Miami Herald, via AP
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Mimi Milton receives a hug after a church service dedicated to the victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School mass shooting, at the First Church of Coral Springs, on Feb. 18, 2018, in Coral Springs, Fla. Mark Wilson, Getty Images
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Noelia Negreira carries heart shaped balloons as she walks past the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 18, 2018, in Parkland, Fla. Joe Raedle, Getty Images
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Maria Cristina and Vincent Collazo pray at the fence near Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb.18, 2018 in Parkland, Fla. Joe Raedle, Getty Images
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A student retrieves his bicycle that was left behind after mass shooting at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, on Feb. 18, 2018 in Parkland, Fla. Mark Wilson, Getty Images
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Donna Biederman, bottom right, gets emotional while listening to speeches during a gun control rally in front of the federal courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. on Feb. 17, 2018. Students, community members, elected officials and gun control advocates gathered together to call for common sense gun laws and firearm safety legislation in the wake of the school shooting that left 17 people dead and 15 others injured this past Wednesday in Parkland, Fla. Nicole Raucheisen, Naples Daily News via USA TODAY NETWORK
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Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Emma Gonzalez reacts during her speech at a rally for gun control at the Broward County Federal Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. on February 17, 2018. A student survivor of the Parkland school shooting called out President Donald Trump on Saturday over his ties to the powerful National Rifle Association, in a poignant address to an anti-gun rally in Florida. "To every politician taking donations from the NRA, shame on you!" said Emma Gonzalez, assailing Trump over the multi-million-dollar support his campaign received from the gun lobby -- and prompting the crowd to chant in turn: 'Shame on you!' Rhona Wise, AFP/Getty Images
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Taylor Green, 19, from right, Victoria Mejia, 15, Ashley Laurent, 20, and Ashley Hernandez, 16, get emotional while listening to speeches during a gun control rally in front of the federal courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. on Feb. 17, 2018. Nicole Raucheisen, Naples Daily News via USA TODAY NETWORK
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Alessandra Mondolfi wears statement jewelry, which she designed and created herself, during a gun control rally in front of the federal courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. on Feb. 17, 2018. Nicole Raucheisen, Naples Daily News via USA TODAY NETWORK
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Protesters hold signs at a rally for gun control at the Broward County Federal Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. on February 17, 2018. Rhona Wise, AFP/Getty Images
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Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Cameron Kasky speaks at a rally for gun control at the Broward County Federal Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. on February 17, 2018. RHONA WISE, AFP/Getty Images
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The soccer teammates of Alyssa Alhadeff listen to the live stream of her mother as she speaks about her daughter and gun violence. Alyssa Alhadeff, 15, was one of the 17 victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland,Fla. The practice at Pines Trail Park offers an outlet for the team, said Laurie Thomas, coach of the Parkland Soccer Club. Andrew West, The News-Press via USA TODAY Network
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Sad scenes of remembrances are still playing out at the Parkland amphitheater on Feb. 17, 2018. Crosses have been set up to honor those killed in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting. Andrew West, The News-Press via USA TODAY Network
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Ana Paula Lopez (L) is hugged by Cathy Kuhns during a protest against guns on Feb. 17, 2018 in Parkland, Fla. Joe Raedle, Getty Images
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A woman becomes emotional while visiting a temporary memorial at Pine Trails Park on Feb. 17, 2018 in Parkland, Fla. Mark Wilson, Getty Images
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Thilaka Sritharan (L) whose daughter was in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School when 17 people were killed is hugged by Lauren Duck during a protest against guns on Feb. 17, 2018 in Parkland, Fla. Joe Raedle, Getty Images
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Miami Hurricanes players wears wear 'Praying for Stoneman Douglas' T-shirts before an NCAA college basketball game against Syracuse Orange. Steve Mitchell, USA TODAY Sports
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Candles glow at a memorial site to honor 17 people who were killed in the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, on Feb. 17, 2018 in Parkland, Fla. Mark Wilson, Getty Images
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Four young children approach a vigil post at Park Trails Park in Parkland, Fla. on Feb. 16, 2018. C.M. Guerrero, The Miami Herald via AP
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Lisa McCrary-Tokes, a resident of Parkland says a prayer at each of the crosses that were erected at the Parkland, Fl, Amphitheatre on Friday. McCrary-Tokes lost a daughter to gun violence in Ohio last year and another daughter graduated from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last year. "You can't feel safe anywhere in this country," she said. ANDREW WEST, The News-Press via USA TODAY Network
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South Broward High School senior Sophia Villiers-Furze, center, protests with her classmates in front of their school on Friday, Feb. 16, 2018 in response to a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. DOROTHY EDWARDS, Naples Daily News via USA TODAY Network
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A candlelight vigil draws thousands to the Pine Trails Park amphitheater to mourn a day after a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. Mandatory XAVIER MASCARENAS, TCPalm via USA TODAY NETWORK
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Zachary Valdes, 13, attends a candlelight vigil with his family at the Pine Trails Park amphitheater to mourn a day after a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. Valdes was at neighboring Westglades Middle School when the two campuses went on lockdown. XAVIER MASCARENAS, TCPalm via USA TODAY NETWORK
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A candlelight vigil draws thousands to the Pine Trails Park amphitheater to mourn a day after a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. XAVIER MASCARENAS, TCPalm via USA TODAY NETWORK
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People attending a candlelight vigil at Parkland Amphitheater mourn the victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. ANDREW WEST, The News-Press, via USA TODAY NET
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People attending a candlelight vigil at Parkland Amphitheater mourn the victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. ANDREW WEST, The News-Press, via USA TODAY NET
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People attending a candlelight vigil at Parkland Amphitheater mourn the victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. ANDREW WEST, The News-Press, via USA TODAY NET
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Brayden Meddaugh, 7, and his mother, Stefanie Mion, both of Deerfield Beach, pay their respects at a small makeshift memorial under the Sawgrass Expressway across from the entrance to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. XAVIER MASCARENAS, Treasure Coast News via USA TODAY NETWORK
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A small makeshift memorial is seen under the Sawgrass Expressway across from the entrance to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. XAVIER MASCARENAS, Treasure Coast News via USA TODAY NETWORK
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Freshman Nyallah Penn cries during a prayer circle after a vigil at Pine Trails Park in Parkland, Fla. on Feb. 15, 2018. The vigil was held after a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Wednesday in Parkland, Fla., that took 17 lives. Dorothy Edwards, Naples Daily News, via USA TODAY NETWORK
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Dustin Singh, left, and Jason Price hang flowers alongside a makeshift memorial where 17 crosses hang on a fence outside of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. Singh and Price both graduated from the high school. Nicole Raucheisen, Naples Daily News, via USA TODAY NETW
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Juniors Staci Esterman, right, and Jaclyn Corin hug after a vigil at Pine Trails Park in Parkland, Fla. on Feb. 15, 2018. Dorothy Edwards, Naples Daily News, via USA TODAY NETWORK
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Kevin Siegelbaum, a special education teacher at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, leans in to pray on Feb. 15, 2018, in Parkland, Fla., during a community vigil at Pine Trails Park for the victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Brynn Anderson, AP
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Marla Eveillard, 14, cries as she hugs friends before the start of a vigil at the Parkland Baptist Church, for the victims of Wednesday's shooting at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. on Feb. 15, 2018. Gerald Herbert, AP
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Austin Burden, 17, cries on the shoulder of a friend after a vigil at the Parkland Baptist Church, for the victims of the Wednesday shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland, Fla. Gerald Herbert, AP
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Milan Hamm, right, 17, joins hundreds of community members at a prayer vigil in Parkland, Florida on Feb. 5, 2018. Members of the community gathered for a vigil for the victims of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. GIORGIO VIERA, EPA-EFE
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Friends embrace in tears at the Parkridge Church in Coral Springs before the start of a community prayer vigil for Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School shooting victims, Feb. 15, 2018. ERIC HASERT, USA TODAY NETWORK
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Attendees react at a prayer vigil for the victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School at the Parkland Baptist Church, Feb. 15, 2018 in Parkland, Fla. WILFREDO LEE, AP
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Attendees comfort each other at a prayer vigil for the victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School at the Parkland Baptist Church, Feb. 15, 2018 in Parkland, Fla. WILFREDO LEE, AP
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Emmy Halulko, 13, (left) and her sister Evie, 5, both of Coral Springs stopped to pet Jacob, a Lutheran Church Charities comfort dog while at the Parkridge Church in Coral Springs for a community prayer vigil for all the shooting victims at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School. "Awful" Emmy said about the shooting before breaking down in tears, acknowledging she knew several people at the school, Feb. 15, 2018 Eric Hasert, USA TODAY NETWORK
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Kristi Gilroy hugs a young woman at a police check point near the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School where 17 people were killed by a gunman yesterday, Feb. 15, 2018 in Parkland, Fla. MARK WILSON, GETTY IMAGES
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Sheree Spaulding stands with her 15-year-old son, Justin who is a 9th grader at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School where 17 people were killed by a gunman yesterday, Feb. 15, 2018 in Parkland, Fla. Police arrested the suspect after a short manhunt, and have identified him as 19-year-old former student Nikolas Cruz. MARK WILSON, GETTY IMAGES
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Sheree Spaulding walks with her 15-year-old son, Justin Spauling, who is a 9th grader at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School where 17 people were killed by a gunman yesterday, Feb. 15, 2018 in Parkland, Fla. MARK WILSON, GETTY IMAGES
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Police control a road near the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School where 17 people were killed by a gunman yesterday, Feb. 15, 2018 in Parkland, Fla. Police arrested the suspect after a short manhunt, and have identified him as 19-year-old former student Nikolas Cruz. MARK WILSON, GETTY IMAGES
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Law enforcement officers block off the entrance to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Feb. 15, 2018 in Parkland, Fla. WILFREDO LEE, AP
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Law enforcement officers block off the entrance to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Feb. 15, 2018 in Parkland, Fla. WILFREDO LEE, AP
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Kristi Gilroy hugs a young woman as a police officer tries to clear a closed road at a police checkpoint near Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School where 17 people were killed by a gunman Feb. 15, 2018, in Parkland, Fla. Police arrested the suspect after a short manhunt and have identified him as 19-year-old former student Nikolas Cruz. MARK WILSON, GETTY IMAGES
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Dr. Louis Yogel, chief of staff, right, address the media during a press briefing outside of Broward Health Medical Center. Dr. Benny Menendez, chief of emergency medicine, left, listens. Dorothy Edwards/Naples Daily News
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Dr. Benny Menendez, chief of emergency medicine, addresses the media during a press briefing outside of Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. after a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla, Wednesday. Dorothy Edwards/Naples Daily News
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Families reunite after a mass shooting at nearby Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. XAVIER MASCARENAS, Treasure Coast Newspapers via USA TODAY NETWORK
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Max Charles, second from right, 14, a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., speaks to members of the media after being picked up by family members at a nearby hotel, in Coral Springs, Fla. A former student opened fire at the Florida high school Wednesday, killing more than a dozen people and sending scores of students fleeing into the streets in the nation's deadliest school shooting since a gunman attacked an elementary school in Newtown, Conn. Wilfredo Lee, AP
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People wait outside the main entrance of Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. due to the hospital being on lockdown after a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL. Dorothy Edwards, Naples Daily News via USA Today
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Sheree Spaulding hugs her son, Justin, 15, a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in nearby Parkland, Fla., as she speaks to members of the media after picking up her son at a nearby hotel, Wednesday, in Coral Springs, Fla. Wilfredo Lee, AP
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Families reunite after a mass shooting at nearby Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. XAVIER MASCARENAS, Treasure Coast Newspapers via USA TODAY NETWORK
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Jorge Zapata,16, a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School hugss his mother, Lavinia Zapata, after a mass shooting earlier in the day at the school. “I was just really incredibly, indescribably happy to see him, because you never know,” Lavinia said. XAVIER MASCARENAS, Treasure Coast Newspapers via USA TODAY NETWORK
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Families reunite after a mass shooting at nearby Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. XAVIER MASCARENAS, Treasure Coast Newspapers via USA TODAY NETWORK
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Dalila Ladero, 16, of Coral Springs, Fla. stands near friends after being reunited with her mother at University Drive and Holmberg Road in Parkland. "When all that happened, I wasn't in my class, I just started following people...I was just seeing everyone screaming and crying and I didn't know what was happening," she said. "I was calm, I just started praying." XAVIER MASCARENAS, Treasure Coast Newspapers via USA Today Network
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Students wait outside the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. XAVIER MASCARENAS, Treasure Coast Newspapers via USA Today Network
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Trauma surgeon Dr. Igor Nichiporenko (C) and director for emergency medicine Dr. Evan Boyar (R) address the media outside the Broward Health Emergency facility where victims were taken following a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, a city about 50 miles (80 kilometers) north of Miami, Wednesday. MICHELE EVE SANDBERG, AFP/Getty Images
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A student reacts as she talks to a television reporter following a school shooting. MICHELE EVE SANDBERG, AFP/Getty Images
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Students react at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School following a school shooting. MICHELE EVE SANDBERG, AFP/Getty Images
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People react at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School following a school shooting. MICHELE EVE SANDBERG, AFP/Getty Images
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Students react at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School following a school shooting. MICHELE EVE SANDBERG, AFP/Getty Images
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Students run with their hands in the air following a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. JOHN MCCALL, South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP
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Students released from a lockdown walk away following a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. JOHN MCCALL, South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP
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A young woman gets a hug outside of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. AMY BETH BENNETT, South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP
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Medical personnel tend to a victim following a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. JOHN MCCALL, South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP
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Medical personnel tend to a victim following a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. JOHN MCCALL, South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP
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Police officers ride in the back of a pick up truck as they tend to a victim following a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. JOHN MCCALL, South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP
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Medical personnel tend to a victim following a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. JOHN MCCALL, South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP
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Medical personnel tend to a victim following a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. JOHN MCCALL, South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP
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In this frame grab from video from WPLG-TV, students from the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., evacuate the school following a shooting. WPLG-TV via AP
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In late November, Palm Beach County deputies responded to a battery call after Cruz punched Rock Deschamps, the 22-year-old son of Roxcanne Deschamps, who took him in after his mother died. Rock Deschamps told deputies he didn’t want to press charges.

In 2008, Broward deputies received their first call involving Cruz, 10 at the time, after a boy threw a rock at him and Cruz retaliated, records show.

The violent incidents became more frequent in Cruz’s adolescence.

In 2012, his mother called police after Cruz hit her with a "plastic hose from the vacuum cleaner," according to a summary of the call.

The summary noted the "matter resolved. No report initiated."

The next year Cruz’s mother called again after he threw her against the wall because she took away his Xbox game system.

A counselor at Henderson Behavioral Health responded and advised that involuntary commitment wasn’t warranted. Cruz "punched the wall because she took away his Xbox" another time, according to a summary of a call to deputies.

"Deputy responded. No crime identified by deputy," the dispatcher noted.

Nikolas Cruz appears in court for a status hearing before Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer Feb. 19, 2018, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Cruz is facing 17 charges of premeditated murder in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. (Photo: Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool)

Friends and relatives said Cruz — diagnosed with depression, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and autism — had a long history of violent outbursts.

“He’d lose his temper, hit walls, throw things," said Paul Gold, a former boyfriend of Roxcanne Deschamps who had known Cruz for eight years and drove him to his mother’s funeral. "Not the kind of kid who’d you’d put a gun in his hand.”

Deputies also were told Cruz could be a danger to himself. On Sept. 28, 2016, deputies and social workers were called to Stoneman Douglas High School after receiving reports that Cruz had attempted suicide by drinking gasoline a week earlier and was cutting himself.

More: The Parkland survivors started a movement when they took on gun violence. Here's how it happened.

The Florida Department of Children and Families launched an investigation into the reported self-cutting and allegations of neglect that same day, according to a DCF report on the incident.

Authorities chose not to commit Cruz at the time under the Baker Act, a law in Florida that allows authorities to hospitalize people for mental evaluation. The decision came under the advisement of clinicians at Henderson Behavioral Health, which school counselors worried may have been "premature" in their advice, according to the DCF notes.

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Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School walked to the Florida Capitol in Tallahassee to express their concerns about gun reform. Andrew Salinero, USA TODAY NEWORK
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A survivor of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting massacre called out President Trump at the rally in Tallahassee on Wednesday, asking him, "Mr. President, what is my life worth?" Andrew Salinero, USA TODAY NEWORK
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Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Student Florence Yared glances over her speech one last time before addressing the crowd at the Florida Capitol building. Andrew Salinero, USA TODAY NEWORK
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Brandon Wolfe, a survivor of the Pulse Nightclub massacre, addresses the crowd at the rally in Tallahassee, alongside students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. "Do your job, or stay out of our way!" he emphasized to the crowd and to lawmakers in attendance. Andrew Salinero, USA TODAY NEWORK
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Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting survivors meet with Florida state senator Debbie Mayfield, R-17th District. Andrew Salinero, USA TODAY NEWORK
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Tallahassee mayor Andrew Gillum marches with Florida State students down College Avenue in Tallahassee on their way to the Florida Capitol to support gun reform. Feb. 21, 2018. ANDREW SALINERO, USA TODAY NETWORK VIA THE FSVIEW
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Jodi-Ann Henningham, right, and Jeremiah Carter, both FAMU students from Broward County lead chants as students from the university head to the Old Capitol to join thousands of others for a rally against gun violence, championed by survivors of last week’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, Feb. 21, 2018. JOE RONDONE, USA TODAY NETWORK
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Tallahassee mayor Andrew Gillum speaks at the March on Gun Control rally at Florida State University Feb. 21, 2018. ANDREW SALINERO, USA TODAY NETWORK VIA THE FSVIEW
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Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students walk to the Florida Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. The students are in town to lobby the Florida Legislature to push for gun control laws after 17 people were killed last week by at their Parkland, Fla. school. Hali Tauxe, Tallahassee Democrat via USA TODAY NETWORK
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A rally against gun violence in Florida culminates at the steps of the Old Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. as Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School survivors lead the way Feb. 21, 2018. JOE RONDONE, USA TODAY NETWORK VIA THE TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRAT
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A rally against gun violence culminates at the steps of the Old Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. as Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School survivors lead the way on Feb. 21, 2018. JOE RONDONE, USA TODAY NETWORK VIA THE TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRAT
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Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Tyra Hemans carries a sign as she walks with fellow students to the Florida Capitol on Feb. 21, 2018. Hali Tauxe, Tallahassee Democrat via USA TODAY NETWORK
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Rep. Patricia Williams, D-Fort Lauderdale, right, hugs Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Daniel Bishop, 16, after Bishop and fellow students met with Williams to advocate for gun control legislation at the Florida Capitol on Feb. 21, 2018. Hali Tauxe, Tallahassee Democrat via USA TODAY NETWORK
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Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Logan Locke, 17, along with fellow students, meets with a legislator during their visit to the Florida Capitol in Tallahassee on Feb. 21, 2018. Hali Tauxe, Tallahassee Democrat via USA TODAY NETWORK
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Rep. Patricia William, D-Fort Lauderdale, meets with Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students at the Florida Capitol. Hali Tauxe, Tallahassee Democrat via USA TODAY NETWORK
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Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School parent Sergia Felix becomes emotional on Feb. 20, 2018 as she remembers the fear she felt when she learned that there was a shooter at her child's school on Feb. 14, 2018, as she and Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students meet with legislators at the Florida Capitol. Hali Tauxe, Tallahassee Democrat via USA TODAY NETWORK
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Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School freshman Emma Stravitz, 14, listens during a meeting with a senator during a visit with fellow students to the Florida Capitol on Feb. 21, 2018. Wednesday. Stravitz was in the freshman building when a shooter infiltrated her school last week killing 17 people. Hali Tauxe, Tallahassee Democrat via USA TODAY NETWORK
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Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students Sindhu Kolla, center left, and Rita Mother, both 16, walk with fellow students to the Florida Capitol in Tallahassee on Feb. 21, 2018. Hali Tauxe, Tallahassee Democrat via USA TODAY NETWORK
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Survivors from the fatal shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School arrive at the Florida Capitol in Tallahassee, Feb 21, 2018. The students are in town to lobby the Florida Legislature to push a ban on the assault-style rifle used to kill over a dozen people a week ago. Mark Wallheiser, AP
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Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School walk towards the Florida state Capitol in Tallahassee, Feb. 21, 2018. Colin Abbey, EPA-EFE
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Florida Sen. Lauren Book, center, leads student survivors from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School as they march to the Florida Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla., Feb 21, 2018. Mark Wallheiser, AP
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Tallahassee high schoolers descend on the Florida Capitol to join students from Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School to push lawmakers for gun and school safety laws, Feb. 21, 2018. Karl Etters, USA TODAY NETWORK
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Tallahassee high schoolers descend on the Florida Capitol to join students from Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School, Feb. 21, 2018. Karl Etters, USA TODAY NETWORK
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Student survivors from the fatal shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School start gathering inside the Florida Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla., Feb 21, 2018. Mark Wallheiser, AP
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Florida Sen. Debbie Mayfield, center, listens as student survivors from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School tell their personal experiences in her office at the Florida Capitol in Tallahassee on Feb 21, 2018. Mark Wallheiser, AP
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Thousands gathered at Pine Trails Park on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018 for a candlelight vigil in honor of the 17 victims of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Nicole Raucheisen/Naples Daily News

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Isabella Cohen and Gabrielle Barbini survived the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Dorothy Edwards/Naples Daily News

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Jaclyn Corin, 17, a junior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, speaks about the student trip she organized with 100 of her fellow classmates to meet with lawmakers in Tallahassee on Tuesday and why it's so important to the #NeverAgain movement.

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In the wake of the Parkland school shooting, hundreds of students, elected officials, gun control advocates and community members gather for a gun control rally in front of the federal courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018.

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Annika Dean survived the Fort Lauderdale airport shooting last year. This year her son survived the shooting at Douglas High School in Parkland.

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President Donald Trump’s motorcade just left the Broward Sheriff’s Office Friday, Feb. 16, 2018, in Fort Lauderdale. Trump is in Florida to meet with families of victims in the mass school shooting. Patrick Riley/Naples Daily News

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A group of South Broward High School students skipped school on Friday, Feb. 16, 2018 to protest against gun violence. Dorothy Edwards/Naples Daily News

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Candles were lit on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018 in honor of the 17 lives lost at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in a mass shooting on Wednesday. Dorothy Edwards/Naples Daily News

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Moments before a candlelight vigil in Parkland, Florida, on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018, to honor the 17 lives in during a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Dorothy Edwards/Naples Daily News

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Gov. Rick Scott gives a briefing from Broward Health North following the school shooting in Parkland. Dorothy Edwards/Naples Daily News

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A doctor from Broward Health gave an update on the school shooting Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018. Dorothy Edwards/Naples Daily News

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The coach and teammates of mass shooting victim Alyssa Alhadeff remember the fallen leader of the Parkland Soccer Club team. Andrew West/The News-Press

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Kenny Rodriguez's sons were in Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School when shooting started. Both made it out safe. Andrew West/The News-Press

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Lisa McCrary-Tokes lost her daughter to gun violence a year ago in Ohio. She spoke Friday, Feb. 16, 2018 about the feeling of loss in Parkland, Florida following a mass shooting at a high school. Andrew West/The News-Press

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Thousands attended a candlelight vigil on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018, in honor of those slain and injured in mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Andrew West/The News-Press

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Dr. Christopher Roberts, Chief Neurosurgeon for the Broward Health Medical Center had also treated patients from the Fort Lauderdale Airport Shooting in 2017. Andrew West/The News-Press

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