Nikolas Cruz stalks the hallways of Parkland, Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland in horrifying images made public December 28. The shocking CCTV images recorded the events of February 14, 2018, when Cruz killed 17 people on a rampage that shook the nation, and were made public as part of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s commission studying the brutal event. The images, while digitized to protect identities and minimize gore, still offer a wrenching look into the terrifying attack. [WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES FOLLOW]
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This first image shows Cruz exiting a stairwell with his weapon at his side, just after having removed it from his bag.
Photo credit: Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement
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Moments later, he's seen as he enters the school hallway and raises the weapon to begin the assault.
Photo credit: Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement
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Cruz begins to stalk the second-floor hallway in this image. Having heard gunshots echoing up from the first floor, students and staff had already retreated into the classrooms and locked the doors.
Photo credit: Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement
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Students are shown here crowding the third-floor hallway in response to a fire alarm. Soon after, the sound of gunfire from the lower floors sent them in a frenzied rush back into the classrooms.
Photo credit: Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement
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Hurricane glass proved impenetrable to Cruz's bullets. He attempted to shoot through the windows to kill students and staff as they fled the carnage — as well as first-responders.
Photo credit: Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement
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Recovered at the scene was Cruz's Smith & Wesson MP-15 rifle, long with eight detachable magazines — marked with swastikas.
Photo credit: Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement
This first image shows Cruz exiting a stairwell with his weapon at his side, just after having removed it from his bag.
Photo credit: Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement
Moments later, he's seen as he enters the school hallway and raises the weapon to begin the assault.
Photo credit: Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement
Cruz begins to stalk the second-floor hallway in this image. Having heard gunshots echoing up from the first floor, students and staff had already retreated into the classrooms and locked the doors.
Photo credit: Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement
Students are shown here crowding the third-floor hallway in response to a fire alarm. Soon after, the sound of gunfire from the lower floors sent them in a frenzied rush back into the classrooms.
Photo credit: Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement
Hurricane glass proved impenetrable to Cruz's bullets. He attempted to shoot through the windows to kill students and staff as they fled the carnage — as well as first-responders.
Photo credit: Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement
Recovered at the scene was Cruz's Smith & Wesson MP-15 rifle, long with eight detachable magazines — marked with swastikas.
Photo credit: Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement
