A police car drives near Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida in February 2018. Photo / AP file
A police car drives near Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida in February 2018. Photo / AP file
Warning: This article discusses the subject of suicide.
A student from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School died in an "apparent suicide" on Saturday night (local time) at Coral Springs, Florida police said.
It's just a week after a 19-year-old survivor of the 2018 mass shooting at the school took herown life.
The student's name and age were not released, and Officer Tyler Reik told The Washington Post that the death is under investigation. Reik could not confirm the student's gender or age and did not provide the cause of death.
A week ago, the Parkland, Florida, school was shaken by the death of Sydney Aiello, who took her own life.
She struggled with survivor's guilt and had recently been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, her mother told CBS Miami.
Aiello was a senior student at Stoneman Douglas last year when a gunman killed 17 students and school staff. One of her friends, Meadow Pollack, was killed in the shooting.
A week ago, the Parkland, Florida, school was shaken by the death of Sydney Aiello, who took her own life. Photo / GoFundMe
News of the student's death comes on the first anniversary of the March for Our Lives, the massive student-led demonstration against gun violence that was held in Washington and several other US cities.
Today, David Hogg, one of the student activists who rose to prominence in the wake of the Parkland shooting, called for officials to do more to prevent such deaths.
WHERE TO GET HELP:
If you are worried about your or someone else's mental health, the best place to get help is your GP or local mental health provider. However, if you or someone elseis in danger or endangering others, call police immediately on 111.
OR IF YOU NEED TO TALK TO SOMEONE ELSE:
• LIFELINE: 0800 543 354 or 09 5222 999 within Auckland (available 24/7) • SUICIDE CRISIS HELPLINE: 0508 828 865 (0508 TAUTOKO) (available 24/7) • YOUTHLINE: 0800 376 633 ,free text 234 or email talk@youthline.co.nzor online chat. • NEED TO TALK? Free call or text 1737 (available 24/7) • KIDSLINE: 0800 543 754 (available 24/7) • WHATSUP: 0800 942 8787 (1pm to 11pm) • DEPRESSION HELPLINE: 0800 111 757 • SAMARITANS – 0800 726 666.
