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A beloved geography teacher. A coach who doubled as a school security guard. Students on the cusp of graduating from high school, and starting their adult lives.
These are the 17 people killed on Wednesday in a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

Aaron Feis, 37, football coach
Feis played football for the Stoneman Douglas team before he graduated in 1999. The 37-year-old went back three years later to become assistant football coach and a security guard.
Feis, who had a wife and a daughter, reportedly was the first to respond to the ‘code red’ when the shooting began. Students said he was shot as he shielded several of them from Cruz.
“I coached with him. My two boys played for him,” Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel said.
“The kids in this community loved him, adored him.”
Scott Beigel, 35, geography teacher
Beigel unlocked a classroom door and funnelled students inside after the shooting began. The 35-year-old geography teacher then blocked the door from the outside to protect them, and was shot, student Kelsey Friend told ABC’s Good Morning America.
“Mr Beigel was my hero and he still will forever be my hero,” Friend said.
“I am alive today because of him.”
Watch: Surviving student says ‘this is not acceptable!’


Chris Hixon, 49, athletic director
School athletic director Hixon coached wrestlers and led the Stoneman Douglas baseball team to state and national championships in 2016.
A member of the US Naval Reserve, he deployed to Iraq in 2007. Hixon, 49, had two children of his own and was on the school’s security team.

Nicholas Dworet, 17
Just one week ago, Dworet signed a swimming scholarship with the University of Indianapolis, and he had big dreams for the future: the freestyle sprinter had the 2020 Tokyo Olympics logo as his screen saver, according to his coach at the TS Aquatics club, Andre Bailey.

Joaquin Oliver, 17
Oliver only became an American citizen a year ago – he wore a black bow tie to the ceremony. Oliver, who was 17 and set to graduate in a few months, moved from Venezuela to the United States when he was just three years old.

Gina Montalto, 14
Montalto was in her first year at Stoneman Douglas. She performed on the school’s winter colour guard squad – a combination of rifle and flag twirling, gymnastics, and dance. The team was to compete in Tampa this weekend.
“She was a smart, loving, caring, and strong girl who brightened any room she entered. She will be missed by our family for all eternity,” her mother, Jennifer Montalto, wrote on Facebook.
Alyssa Alhadeff, 14, student
Alhadeff was a dual athlete in track and soccer, her grandmother told Miami television station. Parkland Soccer Club said on Facebook that she was a “loved and well respected member of our club” who would be “greatly missed”.

Jaime Guttenberg, 14, student
Guttenberg, a freshman who was a talented dancer, was a graceful as a gazelle while delighting her dance teachers with an impish sense of humour, according to Facebook posts.
“Dance in Heaven beautiful girl,” posted mentor Michelle McGrath Gerlick.

Parents veer between hope and anguish as they await word from teens missing since the #school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High in Parkland https://t.co/KPkgD79VGV
Photo: Meadow Pollack, with a relative, courtesy Pollack family pic.twitter.com/UbUQl0lHgX
— Linda Trischitta (@LindaTrischitta) February 15, 2018

Meadow Pollack, 18. student
The excitement of college loomed for Pollack, a senior who planned to attend Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida, her father told the Palm Beach Post.
Family grounded her, she said on Facebook.
“Nothing makes me happier than my grandma and her smile,” read one of her posts.

Luke Hoyer, 15, student
A sports-loving freshman, Hoyer played travel basketball and had plans to try out for the football team, his grandmother told FOX Carolina.
Alex Schachter, 14, student
Music aficionado Schachter played trombone in the school marching band, The New York Times reported. The freshman lived with his father, after his mother’s death when he was 5 years old.





Words can not describe my pain. I love brother Martin you’ll be missed buddy. I know you’re in a better place. Duques forever man I love you junior!!! R.I.P Martin Duque!
A post shared by Miguel (@miguelduq19) on Feb 15, 2018 at 12:01am PST



Martin Duque, 14, student
Brotherly love seemed to infuse the life of Martin Duque, who local media described as a freshman whose older brother Miguel graduated from Douglas High last year.
Alongside an Instagram photograph of the brothers embracing in a handshake, Miguel wrote: “Words cannot describe my pain … I love brother Martin you’ll be missed buddy.”

This is 15 year old Peter Wang. He was in the school’s ROTC program. He held the door open for other students so they could escape. His cousin said “He wasn't supposded to die. He was supposed to grow old with me.” Wang died yesterday while saving others.#GunReformNow pic.twitter.com/2c47yzL0ad
— Simar (@sahluwal) February 15, 2018

Peter Wang, 15, student
A member of the Reserve Officers Training Corps, a school programme for prospective US military officers known as ROTC, Wang spent his final moments trying to help others, his cousin Aaron Chen said. Wang was last seen wearing his grey ROTC uniform and holding open a door open so other people could escape, his cousin said.
Carmen Schentrup, 16, student
An outstanding student, Schentrup distinguished herself in her senior year as a 2018 National Merit Scholar semi-finalist.

Alaina Petty, 14, student
In a statement, her family said Petty was a member of the JROTC programme and volunteered with the “Helping Hands” programme of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, including a clean-up of the Keys after Hurricane Irma, according to The Miami Herald.
“It is impossible to sum up all that Alaina was, and meant, to her family & friends,” the family wrote, according to the newspaper.
“Alaina was a vibrant and determined young woman, loved by all who knew her.”
Cara Loughran, 14, student
“RIP Cara, and fly with the angels. You will be greatly missed, and we will always love you and celebrate your beautiful life,” Danny Vogel, her neighbour, wrote on Facebook.
Helena Ramsay, 17, student
“Helena was a smart, kindhearted, and thoughtful person. She was deeply loved and loved others even more so. Though she was somewhat reserved, she had a relentless motivation towards her academic studies, and her soft, warm demeanour brought the best out in all who knew her,” Curtis Page Jnr, who described himself as a family member, said on Facebook.
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Broward County Sheriff’s Office releases names of the people killed Wednesday in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

This selfie photo taken from a Facebook page shows Nicholas Dworet, who was a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. Dworet was killed when former student Nikolas Cruz opened fire at the school Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018. (Facebook via AP)

This undated photo provided by Abbie Youkilis shows her niece, Jaime Guttenberg. Guttenberg was a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., and was killed when former student Nikolas Cruz opened fire at the school Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018. (Abbie Youkilis via AP)

This undated photo made available by Joan Cox shows her nephew Luke Hoyer. Hoyer was a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. He was killed when former student Nikolas Cruz opened fire at the school Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018. (Joan Cox via AP)

This photo taken from the Facebook page of Shawn Malone Reeder Sherlock shows an undated photo of her niece, Gina Montalto, a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. Montalto was killed when former student Nikolas Cruz opened fire at the school Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018. (Facebook via AP)

This undated photo taken from the Facebook page of Claudette McMahon Joshi shows her great niece, Alaina Petty, a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. Petty was killed when former student Nikolas Cruz opened fire at the school on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018. (Courtesy of Claudette McMahon Joshi via AP)

This undated photo shows Joaquin Oliver, known by his nickname "Guac." Oliver, a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., was killed when former student Nikolas Cruz opened fire at the school on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018. (Courtesy of Tyra Hemans via AP)

Mourners grieve as they await the start of a candlelight vigil for victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida. Photo: AP

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Nikolas Cruz (centre) appears via video monitor with Melisa McNeill (right), his public defender, at a bond court hearing after being charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Thursday. Photo: Pool via Reuters

This photo posted on the Instagram account of Nikolas Cruz shows a weapon being held. Cruz was charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018, the day after opening fire with a semi-automatic weapon in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. (Instagram via AP)

This photo posted on the Instagram account of Nikolas Cruz shows weapons lying on a bed. Cruz was charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018, the day after opening fire with a semi-automatic weapon in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. (Instagram via AP)

Nikolas Cruz appears in a police booking photo after being charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder following a Parkland school shooting, at Broward County Jail in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. February 15, 2018. Broward County Sheriff/Handout via REUTERS. ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

A video monitor shows school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz, center of monitor, making an appearance before Judge Kim Theresa Mollica in Broward County Court, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Cruz is accused of opening fire Wednesday at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., killing more than a dozen people and injuring several. (Susan Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool)

TOPSHOT - Police vehicles block the road to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, following a shooting that killed 17 people on February 14, 2018 in Parkland, Florida. A former student armed with an AR-15 rifle opened fire at a Florida high school, killing at least 17 people, officials said, in a harrowing shooting spree that saw terrified students hiding in closets and under desks as they texted for help. Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel identified the gunman as Nikolas Cruz, 19, a former student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland who had been expelled for "disciplinary reasons." / AFP PHOTO / Gaston De Cardenas

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Florida Gov. Rick Scott listens to other speakers during a news conference near Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., where a former student is suspected of killing at least 17 people Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018. The shooting at a South Florida high school sent students rushing into the streets as SWAT team members swarmed in and locked down the building. Police were warning that the shooter was still at large even as ambulances converged on the scene and emergency workers appeared to be treating those possibly wounded. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

epaselect epa06525834 A woman is comforted by a police officer after a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, USA, 14 February 2018. Multiple fatalities have been reported and several more injured at a high school northwest of Miami. According to law enforcement the suspect is in custody. Some media are reporting the suspect as former student, Nicolas Cruz. EPA-EFE/GIORGIO VIERA

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Nikolas Cruz, 19, was arrested about an hour after a shooting rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. Photo: Handout

Students are evacuated by police from Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018, after a shooter opened fire on the campus. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

A man placed in handcuffs is led by police near Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School following a shooting incident in Parkland, Florida, U.S. February 14, 2018 in a still image from video. WSVN.com via REUTERS. ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGES HAS BEEN PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES, NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO ACCESS SOUTHEAST FLORIDA MEDIA.

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epa06525856 Two SWAT officers walk in front of the side entrance of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School after a shooting in Parkland, Florida, USA, 14 February 2018. Multiple fatalities have been reported and several more injured at a high school northwest of Miami. According to law enforcement the suspect is in custody. Some media are reporting the suspect as former student, Nicolas Cruz. EPA-EFE/CRISTOBAL HERRERA

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Broward County Sheriff’s Office releases names of the people killed Wednesday in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.


Broward County Sheriff’s Office releases names of the 17 people killed Wednesday in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.


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