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Florida teen charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder in high school shooting; Trump calls for public vigilance

PARKLAND, Fla. - Florida shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz was charged Thursday with 17 counts of premeditated murder as yet another community grappled with grief and horror in the aftermath of a school gun rampage, the deadliest in more than five years.

With new details emerging about the 19-year-old former student's troubled background, President Donald Trump tweeted a call for public vigilance.

"So many signs that the Florida shooter was mentally disturbed," the president wrote on Twitter. "Neighbors and classmates knew he

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