17 killed, others injured after shooting at Florida high school

The 19-year-old suspect, who is in custody, is a former student who was previously expelled for disciplinary reasons, an official said.

Students released from a lockdown are overcome with emotion following following a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018. (John McCall/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

A former student opened fire at a Florida high school Wednesday as classes were being dismissed, killing at least 17 people.

PARKLAND, FL - FEBRUARY 14: Scott Israel, Sheriff of Broward County, (L) and Florida Governor Rick Scott speak to the media as they visit Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School after a shooting at the school killed 17 people on February 14, 2018 in Parkland, Florida. Numerous law enforcement officials continue to investigate the scene. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Florida school shooting suspect made ?disturbing? social media posts

The suspect is a troubled teenager who posted ?very, very disturbing? material on social media, the Broward sheriff said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/15/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Clipboard-14065.jpg Fla. mayor, a Boston native: ?Something like this can happen anywhere?

Wednesday found Parkland, Fla., Mayor Christine Hunschofsky, a Boston native, trying to make sense of a senseless horror.

Senator Elizabeth Warren greeted Ernie Stevens, Jr., the Chairman and national spokesperson for the National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA), before she spoke at the Congress of American Indians on Wednesday.

Warren addresses claims of Native American heritage

Elizabeth Warren blasted President Trump?s derogatory nickname for her but did not apologize for her claims that her mother?s family had Cherokee blood.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/14/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/suarez_warren_DC_021418_002.jpg Here?s how people reacted to Elizabeth Warren?s speech

The US senator received a standing ovation when she finished the speech Wednesday. The reaction from others nationwide was much more mixed.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/14/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/fcade2ceda674814af6f265ceb15aaf2-fcade2ceda674814af6f265ceb15aaf2-0.jpg American fans are loud and proud at Olympics

National pride is on full display in Pyeongchang.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/14/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/918002010.jpg Here?s what we know about the sexual misconduct lawsuit against Shaun White

White dismissed the allegations made against him in a 2016 lawsuit as ?gossip? and hurried away from reporters trying to ask him more.

CLIPPERS 129, CELTICS 119

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/15/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Chin021418Celtics-Clippers_Spt8.jpg Celtics? struggles continue in loss to Clippers at TD Garden

The Celtics were once again left looking for answers, as they were handed their third straight loss and fourth in their last five games.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/14/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/5f64d135de614121be5e8fc72b4cfb56-5f64d135de614121be5e8fc72b4cfb56-0.jpg Deaths by opioid overdose fell 8.3 percent last year in Massachusetts

The new data shows the first downturn in deaths since rates began to rise five years ago.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/05/09/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_kyle5_met.jpg Murder suspect captured in Walpole was college commencement speaker in 2017

Kyle Williams delivered the commencement speech at Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology in 2017.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/14/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/RinaldiNeedham12-14010.jpg Needham is mourning ? and questioning pedestrian safety

The town of Needham continues to grieve for two teenagers who died after being struck while crossing a street Saturday.

A Marblehead hockey instructor is accused of assaulting 3 boys, and there could be more victims

Police have been contacted by the families of five more potential victims, prosecutors said.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/14/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/shaughnessy1-16977.jpg This year?s Red Sox look an awful lot like last year?s

Dave Dombrowski pledged to upgrade the offense, but the offseason brought a whole lot of nothing.

Fort Myers, FL 2/10/2018: Red Sox pitcher Steven Wright gets in some throwing at the Player Development Complex at Jet Blue Park. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff)

Red Sox pitcher Steven Wright tells his side of domestic incident

Wright said things got ?escalated? with his wife in the December incident but there was no physical contact.

Names

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/14/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/Instagram_names_01_art-001.jpg Bill Belichick finally takes a day off

The Patriots coach is on a beach somewhere. No, really.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/14/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/Walker_090417_05laborbreakfast_2040x.jpg Suspended head of health care workers union reportedly engaged in lewd behavior

Tyrék Lee Sr. was suspended from his job at 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East in December amid allegations of inappropriate conduct.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/15/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/0e8158ce8e494da487f48d0c7713bf0b-26334c6db7b8486ba0f133a1f070b993-0.jpg Group of senators reaches immigration deal on ?Dreamers,? wall

Though the measure was winning support from many Democrats, it faces an uncertain fate.

Dorchester man is charged in Roxbury fatal shooting

A Dorchester man is in custody in connection with the fatal shooting of a man in Roxbury Wednesday evening, police said.

WEEI

Shirley Leung

WEEI is taking a step in the right direction with ?sensitivity training? for all employees

Some of you may think my end goal all along was to have bad-behaving hosts fired. Not true. That?s not how you change the culture of the place.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/14/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/On%20Point%20Tom%20Ashbrook%20outdoor%20Liz%20Linder-14012-kyMC--90x90@BostonGlobe.com.jpg Tom Ashbrook is out as host of ?On Point,? BU says

The decision came after an independent review ?verified claims that he had created an abusive environment.?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/14/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/3f0777961acb4624a78206c95b0f704d-3f0777961acb4624a78206c95b0f704d-0.jpg Porn star who alleged Trump affair says she can now speak publicly

After President Trump?s personal attorney acknowledged the payment, Stormy Daniels believes she is now free to discuss her alleged sexual encounter with Trump.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/14/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/whitehouse.gov_15trumpinfra_01_met.jpg The White House called out a Boston bridge ? but used the wrong picture

The Trump administration singled out the Anderson Memorial Bridge near Harvard as an example of government red tape ? but pictured the wrong bridge.

Chadwick Boseman as King T?Challa in ?Black Panther.?

Matt Kennedy/Marvel Studios

Movie Review

?Black Panther? is a triumph, and a breakthrough superhero movie

The action fantasy stars a hero of color leading a strong nation of color, and it reenergizes the superhero genre for viewers hungry to dream in their own skin.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/14/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Walker_021418_Forry_18829x.jpg Linda Dorcena Forry says goodbye to state Senate

Dorcena Forry?s surprise resignation ? announced last month ? marks the departure of a powerful voice from state politics.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/13/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/porn.jpg Should you consider letting your teen take a porn literacy class?

Teenagers these days appear to be getting their sex ed from porn. A new program in Boston intends to make them more skeptical consumers.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/14/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/DWALhD9X0AIuc3u.jpeg Another overheight truck gets ?Storrowed?

A bucket truck crashed into a bridge on Soldiers Field Road Wednesday morning.

Opinion & Ideas

JOAN VENNOCHI

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/14/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/vennochi-4316.jpg To ?get? the T, Governor Baker should try taking it

There?s a lot of inelegance, otherwise known as humanity, that a governor could witness if he looked at something other than statistics.

Newsletters

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/04/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/olympicshp.jpg 2018 Winter Olympics

From stunning images to smart analysis to athlete profiles, get the story behind the headlines with this free daily newsletter. Sign up today.

Crossword

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/21/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/crossword.jpg Play the crossword

Puzzled? Keep trying your hand at our interactive crossword and see if you can triumph.

The Big Picture

David J. Philip/AFP/Getty Images

The Big Picture

South Korea Olympic Games Opening Ceremonies

The Olympic torch was finally lit, its flames licking the cold South Korea sky, a fitting and beautiful end to one of the greatest nights of pageantry the sports world has to offer.