On Wednesday, Feb. 14 another school shooting took place in Parkland, FL. At Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, former student Nikolas Cruz opened fire on teachers and students. According to the New York Times, in America, since Sandy Hook, there has been around 239 school shootings, 438 people have been shot and 138 people have died. This one in Parkland, FL has been labeled one of the deadliest mass shootings in modern American history.

Cruz entered the high school with a duffel bag and a backpack. Once there, he pulled out a semi automatic AR-15 rifle and opened fire on students in the hallway. Cruz also entered five different classrooms and shot people on the first and second floor of the building. Cruz then discarded his gun and ammunition and blended in with other students while they were fleeing from the danger. He then left and was later picked up by authorities at 3:41 p.m.

“He looked like a typical high school student, and for a quick moment I thought, could this be the person who I need to stop?” said Officer Michael Leonard.

After being arrested, Cruz was taken to Broward County jail where he is being held without bond and faces 17 counts of premeditated murder.

The 17 victims- 14 students and three faculty members- ranged from ages 14 to 49 years old. Among those was a well-known football coach and geography teacher, Aaron Feis. He is accounted for saving the life of a student when he stood in front of him to shield him from gun fire.

“He’d go out of his way to help anybody,” said Raymond, the grandfather of Mr. Feis.

Other students recall the event as ‘something they will never forget.’ According to the New York Times, Moises Lobaton, who is a senior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, was in psychology class when he first heard the shots ring out.

“There wasn’t enough space behind the desk, so not all of the kids could fit,” said Lobaton.

As the shots continued, they broke the glass window to the classroom and injured students including a girl who was not moving at all.

“She was next to a pool of blood, but I couldn’t tell if it was hers or the guy next to hers,” said Lobaton. “The shots were something I’ll never forget. It sounded like bombs going off, one at a time. If I was one or two feet to the right, I would have died.”