The signs were there.
The gunman who stormed into his old high school in Florida and murdered at least 17 people Wednesday was a “troubled kid” who used to joke about shooting up the school, according to one of his former classmates.
“He's always been a troubled kid and he's always had a certain amount of issues going on,” the ex-classmate, who did not give his name, told WSVN-TV. “I stayed clear of him... I didn't want to be with him because that's the impression he gave off.”
Nikolas Cruz, 19, has been identified as the gunman. (INSTAGRAM)
Nikolas Cruz, 19, was easily taken into custody after the horrific shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. Cruz was expelled from the school for being a discipline case, authorities said.
He roamed the halls of his former school on Wednesday, armed to the teeth with an AR-15 rifle and multiple magazines. Postings on Cruz’s social media accounts were “very, very disturbing,” according to Broward Sheriff Scott Israel.
Cruz was taken into custody without incident.
A Marjory Stoneman Douglas student told the Daily News that she remembered Cruz being “abusive” in middle school.
“He used to punch walls,” the teen, who identified herself as Lex said, adding that Cruz was in and out of detention.
Jim Gard, a math teacher at the high school, told the Miami Herald the young shooter was in his class last year and the school had received warnings about him.
“We were told last year that he wasn't allowed on campus with a backpack on him,” Gard said. “There were problems with him last year threatening students, and I guess he was asked to leave campus.”
"He's always been a troubled kid," the gunman's former classmate said. (HANDOUT/REUTERS)
Cruz's former classmate, who spoke to WSVN-TV, said he wasn’t shocked.
“He played around with this joke all the time, like he knows the layout of the school, he can actually go ahead and pinpoint where all the students would be,” the student said.
- ny news
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