Florida school shooting: Officials report 17 dead suspect in custody
Ryan Gutierrez
After the shooting   Ryan Gutierrez   18  a senior  walked the two miles from the school to a 7-Eleven in Coral Springs — the nearest spot where  his  parents could meet  him . Every other road leading to the school was blocked by police cars.
 His  parents had already been reunited with  his  sister  Nicole  a freshman at the school.
As  Gutierrez  approached   his  mom ran up  hugged  him  hard and started crying.  Gutierrez  held her tight  comforting her.  His  father came up and hugged them both.
“This has been so horrible  the most horrible day anyone can imagine ”  Gutierrez ’s mother  Diana Gutierrez  said  trying to stop her tears. “It’s unreal  just unreal. I still don’t believe it. You don’t think it will ever happen to you and your children.”
Adding to the confusion  security officers had told the students at the assembly that they might have a drill during which police would fire blank shots  to simulate gunfire   Ryan  said.
“So when we were hiding in the room  people were saying they heard gunshots  and we didn’t know if it was real ”  Ryan  said.
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 [TGT]  parents had already been reunited with  [TGT]  sister  Nicole  a freshman at the school.
As  [TGT]approached   [TGT]  mom ran up  hugged  [TGT]  hard and started crying.  [TGT]held her tight  comforting her.  [TGT]  father came up and hugged them both.
“This has been so horrible  the most horrible day anyone can imagine ”  Gutierrez ’s mother  [TGT]said  trying to stop [TGT] tears. “It’s unreal  just unreal. I still [TGT] believe [TGT]. You [TGT] think it will ever happen to you and your children.”
Adding to the confusion  security officers had told the students at the assembly that they might have a drill during which police would fire blank shots  to simulate gunfire   Ryan  said.
“So when we were hiding in the room  people were saying they heard gunshots  and we didn’t know if it was real ”  Ryan  said.