Parkland student dies in ‘apparent suicide’ days after massacre survivor took her own life
- Local authorities say the death is under investigation and they are awaiting results from medical examiners
- 14 other students and three staff members were killed on February 14, 2018, in the deadliest-ever US high school shooting
A student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida has died in “an apparent suicide”, police said on Sunday, less than a week after a 19-year-old survivor of the 2018 massacre at the school took her own life.
The student’s death occurred on Saturday evening and is under investigation, said Coral Springs Police spokesman Tyler Reik. The student’s name, age and gender were not disclosed, he said.
“We’re calling it an apparent suicide because we don’t have the exact results back from the medical examiner’s office,” Reik said by phone.
The Miami Herald reported that the suicide victim was a male sophomore who attended the Parkland, Florida, school when 14 other students and three staff members were killed on February 14, 2018, in the deadliest-ever US high school shooting.
A week ago, former Marjory Stoneman Douglas student Sydney Aiello took her own life, according to her family. Aiello, who survived the 2018 shooting, was suffering from survivor’s guilt and had been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, her mother told CBS Miami.