Jereb said his organization holds “spontaneous random demonstrations” and tries not to participate in the modern world. The group wants Florida to become its own white ethno-state. Jordan Jereb told The Associated Press that did not know Cruz personally and that “he acted on his own behalf” and is “solely responsible for what he just did.” READ MORE: What we know about the Florida school shooting Nikolas Cruz legally purchased the AR-15 rifle used in the assault at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, law enforcement officials told The Associated Press.Īs the criminal case against the suspect took shape, the leader of a white nationalist militia called the Republic of Florida said Cruz was a member of his group and participated in exercises in Tallahassee. Murder Thursday in the deaths of 17 people who were fatally shot at a huge Florida high school in the nation’s deadliest school attack in five years. An orphaned 19-year-old who participated in paramilitary drills with a white nationalist group was charged with We are attempting to find out more information and will update the stories as needed. A law enforcement official now says he knows of “no known ties” between the suspect and the white supremacist group. Editor’s note: A number of AP stories about the school shooting in Florida quote the leader of a white nationalist group as saying that the suspected shooter, Nikolas Cruz, has taken part in drills with the organization.
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