Students are evacuated from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School during a shooting incident in Parkland, Florida
PARKLAND, UNITED STATESStudents are evacuated from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School during a shooting incident in Parkland, Florida, February 14, 2018 in a still image from video. WSVN.com via REUTERS Reuters

A school shooting incident in US state of Florida on Wednesday afternoon left 17 people killed and several injured. According to Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel, 12 were killed in the school building, two victims of the incident died outside the building and another victim lost his life on a road nearby, while two other people died in the hospital later, reports IANS.

Parkland was named Florida's safest city in 2017, CNN had reported citing a report by the Washington-based National Council for Home Safety. The massacre happened at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The brutal incident took place when the students were leaving the school.

The shooter was identified as the 19-year-old expelled student of the school by name Nikolaus Cruz and was captured shortly after the shooting from 1.6 kilometres away from the school. Police found an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle from the spot.

This is not the first case of school shooting incident as 212 shooting events occurred inside school premises so far in the last 100 years.

a shooting incident in Parkland, Florida
A man placed in handcuffs is led by police near Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School following a shooting incident in Parkland, Florida, February 14, 2018 in a still image from video. WSVN.com via REUTERS Reuters
shooting incident at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida
A man who was placed in handcuffs by police is loaded into a paramedic vehicle after a shooting incident at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, February 14, 2018 in a still image from video. WSVN.com via REUTERS Reuters
Rescue workers deal with a victim near Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School during a shooting incident in Parkland, Florida
Rescue workers deal with a victim near Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School during a shooting incident in Parkland, Florida, February 14, 2018 in a still image from video. WSVN.com via REUTERS Reuters
Police cars are seen in Coral Springs after a shooting at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida
Police cars are seen in Coral Springs after a shooting at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, February 14, 2018 in this image obtained from social media. TWITTER / @GRUMPYHAUS via REUTERS Reuters
Police cars are seen in Coral Springs after a shooting at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida
Coral Springs, UNITED STATESPolice cars are seen in Coral Springs after a shooting at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, February 14, 2018 in this image obtained from social media. TWITTER / @GRUMPYHAUS via REUTERS Reuters