Second Parkland survivor dies in 'apparent suicide', police say
It comes just days after Sydney Aiello, a 19-year-old recent graduate of the school, took her own life.
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A 17-year-old boy who attended the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida - where 17 people were killed last year - died on Saturday in what police are treating as a suicide.
The boy, who has not been named, was in his second year of high school and reportedly died from a gun shot wound to the head.
It comes just days after Sydney Aiello, a 19-year-old recent graduate of the school, took her own life. Ms Aiello's family said the teenager had been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and suffered from survivor’s guilt after the shooting, in which one of her best friends, Meadow Pollack, was shot dead.
Related: Sydney Aiello, A Parkland School Shooting Survivor, Kills Herself
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Former student Nikolas Cruz entered the high school armed with a semi-automatic rifle on February 14, 2018 and left 14 students and three staff members dead, with 17 others wounded.
It comes just days after Sydney Aiello, a 19-year-old recent graduate of the school, took her own life. Ms Aiello's family said the teenager had been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and suffered from survivor’s guilt after the shooting, in which one of her best friends, Meadow Pollack, was shot dead.
Sydney, who was not in the room during the shooting, went on to study at Florida Atlantic University but struggled to attend classes because she was afraid of being in a classroom.
The father of one of the murdered Sandy Hook children also just committed suicide within this same time frame.
Surviving the initial attack is only part of the battle.
RIP
Perhaps there should be a greater focus on and use of post-trauma counsellors in such circumstances. Maybe make it mandatory.