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One year ago: A look back at the Parkland school shooting

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A former student opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on Feb. 14, 2018, killing 14 students and three staff members.

Image: Students are brought out of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School

Students are brought out of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School after a shooting at the school on Feb. 14, 2018 in Parkland, Florida.

—Joe Raedle / Getty Images file

Mechelle Boyle, right, embraces Cathi Rush who was waiting to hear news about her 14-year-old son Brandon.

A year after the shooting, the two women are at odds — like the nation itself — over gun control.

—Joel Auerbach / AP

A family reunites following the shooting.

—John McCall / South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP

Students walk away after being released from lockdown.

—John McCall / South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP

An armored police vehicle arrives at the school.

—John McCall / South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP

Image: Shooting At High School In Parkland, Florida Injures Multiple People

People wait for loved ones as they are brought out of the school.

—Joe Raedle / Getty Images

The gunman spent 6 minutes and 40 seconds inside Building 1200 at the school.

—Michele Eve Sandberg / AFP - Getty Images

Medical personnel tend to a victim.

—John McCall / South Florida Sun-Sentinel via

Nikolas Cruz, a former student at the school, was taken into custody without resistance a mile away from the scene of the shooting. Investigators later learned the suspect had concealed himself in the crowd and was among those running out of the school.

—John McCall / South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP