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Suspected gunman in Florida high school shooting held without bond

By Melissa Quinn
Published February 15, 2018 7:55pm ET
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Suspected gunman in Florida high school shooting held without bond
A video monitor shows school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz, left, with public defender Melisa McNeill, 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 the school killing more than a dozen people and injuring several others. (Susan Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool) | Pool-Susan Stocker

A South Florida judge ordered Nikolas Cruz, the suspected gunman in the shooting at a high school in Parkland, Fla., to be held without bond on 17 counts of premeditated murder Thursday.

Cruz, 19, appeared in a Fort Lauderdale courtroom wearing an orange jumpsuit with his hands handcuffs in front of him during the bond hearing. He kept his head bowed throughout the hearing.

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