Attendees pass a wooden cross as they arrive at a candlelight vigil for the victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018, in Parkland, Fla.Associated Press/Wilfredo Lee
It's been over four-and-a-half years since a gunman armed with an AR-15 killed 17 students and staff members at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
- A deadly mass shooting at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, killed 17 people two years ago on February 14, 2018.
- The victims' friends, family members, and classmates have sought to share stories about their lives in the wake of the shooting.
A Florida jury on Thursday recommended that the gunman be sentenced to life in prison without parole for the massacre on February 14, 2018. As the verdicts were read, families of the victims appeared frustrated that the gunman would not face the death penalty and later said the sentence was setting a "precedent for the next mass killing."
In the wake of the shooting, the relatives and friends of the victims have often turned to activism in an effort to honor those who died — but they've also sought to share stories and memories of their loved ones.
Here are the victims of one of the deadliest mass shootings in America.