2nd survivor of US school shooting kills self

IANS  |  New York 

A second Stoneman Douglas High School student has died in what police are calling "an apparent suicide".

The student, who was enrolled at the Parkland, Florida, school at the time of death, has not been publicly identified, the reported.

The death occurred late on Saturday and is under investigation, said Police

It's unclear under what circumstances the student died, or what connection, if any, the student had to last year's shooting at the high school.

News of the student's death came as the Parkland community was mourning the passing of a former Stoneman Douglas student, Sydney Aiello, who died on March 17.

Aiello, who survived the 2018 massacre at the school, took her own life after suffering from survivor's guilt and being diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, her mother told affiliate WFOR.

A funeral for Aiello, who was a student at Atlantic University, took place on Friday.

Seventeen people -- 14 students and three staff members -- were killed when a gunman opened fire at the high school on February 14, 2018. The shooter, who confessed, has been indicted on 17 counts of murder.

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First Published: Mon, March 25 2019. 08:50 IST