PARKLAND, Fla. (Fox News) — A shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida, left at least 17 people dead, officials said Wednesday, and the suspect—believed to be a former student—was in custody.

The shooting suspect was identified as Nicolas Cruz, a U.S. official told The Associated Press.

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School was under lockdown as police rushed to the scene.

The young man believed to be the suspect was wearing a maroon shirt as police led him off to a squad car in an area off school grounds. Video provided to WSVN appeared to show officers cuffing the suspect in the grass.

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