Saudi leadership sends condolences to US, condemns Florida shooting

Joey Kandil, 18, a recent graduate of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, places a ring around a candle on one of seventeen crosses, after a candlelight vigil for the victims of the Wednesday shooting at the school, in Parkland, Fla., Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018. (AP)

King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman sent a cable of condolences to President Donald Trump following the shooting that kill 17 people at a Florida high school.
The Saudi King and Crown Prince both expressed condolences to the families of the victims and the people of the US.
Nikolas Cruz, 19 - who had white supremacist ties - is said to have confessed to police that he was the one who carried out the shooting on Wednesday using an AR-15 rifle, according to a sheriff’s department arrest report.
Cruz told investigators that he shot students in the hallways and on the grounds of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, north of Miami, the report from the Broward County Sheriff's Office said.