Trump Says He's Headed to Florida

Friday, 16 February 2018 10:14 AM EST ET

President Donald Trump says he's heading to Florida, where a community is in mourning after a shooting at a high school killed 17 people.

In a Friday morning tweet, Trump said "I will be leaving for Florida today to meet with some of the bravest people on earth — but people whose lives have been totally shattered."

He also said he'll be working with Congress "on many fronts."

Authorities said Nikolas Cruz, a volatile 19-year-old who had been expelled from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, opened fire there Wednesday, killing 17 people and wounding more than a dozen others. Cruz was ordered held without bond Thursday.

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